2] 2 HTiENID^. 



Synopsis of the Oenera. 



1. HviENA. With a large, deep subcaudal gland. The tubercular 



grinders of upper jaw elongate, with three roots. The flesh- 

 tooth with three equal-sized lobes, the front lobe large. 



2. Crocuta. No subcaudal gland. The tubercular grinders of 



upper jaw small, with two roots. Flesh-tooth with unequal 

 lobes, the front one small, and the hinder elongate. 



1. HYiENA. 



A large, deep subanal gland. The tubercular grinders of the 

 upper jaw elongate, transverse, with three roots. The flesh-tooth 

 with large, broad, equal-sized lobes. Legs subequal. 



Hyana, Linn. ; Gray, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 524. 



* The brain-case of the skull co7)i2)ressed. Fur clouded ; hair very long. 

 1. Hyaena brunnea. B.M. 



Hysena brunnea, F. Cnv. Diet. Sc. Nat. xxii. p. 294 ; Husk, Proc. Linn. 



Soc. ; Gray, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 524. 

 Hysena fusca, Geoff. Diet. Class. H. N. vii. p. 444, t. 2. f. ; Fischer, 



Syn. p. 195. 

 Hyena, Buffon, H. N. Sujjpl. p. Ill, t. 46. 



Hab. South Africa. 



•* Shdl with the brain-case swollen behind. The fur banded. 



2. Hyaena striata. 



Canis hysena, Limi. S. N. i. p. 58. 



Hysena striata, Zjwwierwj. Geogr. ii. p. 256; Gray, P. Z. <S'. 1868, p. 524. 



Hyiena vulgaris, Desin. Mamin. p. 215. 



Hysena orientalis, Tiedem. Zool. i. p. 500. 



Hysena antiquoruin, Temni. Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. iii. p. 51. 



Striped Hysena, Penn. 



Hysena virgata, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 397. 



Hah. North, West, and South Africa. 



2. CEOCUTA. 



Subanal gland none. Tubercular grinders of the upper jaw small, 

 with two roots. Flesh-tooth of the under jaw with unequal lobes ; 

 the front lobe small, and the hinder one broad. Fur spotted. The 

 hinder legs short. 



Crocuta, Gray, Kaup ; P. Z. S. 1868, p. 625. 



