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color. All the lower parts from the throat cinereous white, 

 tinged with yellow on the abdomen ; on the uj)|)er part of the 

 breast a few indistinct pale j)urplish spots. Fore-legs cine- 

 reous, tinged lightly with brownish yellow, with a few purjdish 

 brown spots on the outside extending to the feet. Hind-legs: 

 thighs marked like the back, but with spots more rounded and 

 smaller ; inside of the hind-legs unspotted, with a light brown 

 tinge ; about genito-urinary organs whitish. Tail well devel- 

 oped ; with seven dark brownish black rings, the first incomplete 

 below and the last indistinct ; the last five inches dark brownish 

 black ; above and below six gray rings, lighter underneath ; the 

 last ring not well marked. Length, 21^ in. Length of tail, 20 

 in. From the muzzle to the middle of the ears, 3^ in. From 

 the muzzle to the eyes, 1^ in. 



This species differs from the G. Poensis (Waterhouse.) The 

 latter has dark brown legs ; the fore limbs of this new species 

 are also spotted in front, and the tail is almost of the same length 

 as the body. It differs also from the G. servalinn, (Pucheran,) 

 which has no median stripe, and is also of a more brownish color, 

 the legs being also blackish. 



I propose for this species the name of Genetta Fieldiana^ in 

 honor of our distinguished fellow-citizen, Cyrus W. Field, as a 

 token of friendship. This beautiful and rare species inhabits the 

 country of the interior south of the equator. 



5. Anomalurus Beldeni, (Du Chaillii,) sp. nov. 



General color above, including the flying membranes, a mixed 

 black and yellowish cinereous, arising from each hair being black 

 at the base and tipped with yellowish or rufous white. On the 

 back the hair is tipped with bright rufous, which gives a rufous 

 tinge from behind the ears to the lower third of the body on the 

 median portion to the commencement of the membranes. Whole 

 head above hoary, mixed with light brown ; sides of the head, to 

 behind the ears, brownish black, darkest behind the ears and 

 lightest about the nose. Under throat lighter brownish black 

 mixed Avith light cinereous, gradually shading into the dirty 

 yellowish white of the upper parts ; a light yellowish cinereous 

 spot under the ears. Abdomen dirty yellowish white ; under 

 surface of membranes scantily covered with light yellowish brown 



