178 PARADOXURUS MUSSCHENBROEKII. 



its markings. This group of cats however embraces a 

 large series of species from Africa and Asia and among 

 them very probably a number of nominal species , so that 

 it at present is an impossibility to bring this cat under 

 its true name. 



The specimen in question has been procured from West- 

 Sumatra. 



Mustelajjienrici Westerman. 

 A fullgrown male from West-Sumatra. 



Paradoxurus leitcomystax Gray. 



An adult female from West-Sumatra. Entirely dark 

 brownish black colored with the exception of the broad 

 patches between ears and eyes and the end of the tail , which 

 parts are white, and the yellowish brown posterior part 

 of the belly. 



Paradoxurus musanga Gray. 



Six fullgrown or nearly adult specimens from West- 

 Sumatra. 



Paradoxurus musschenbroekii Schlegel. 



This species some years ago discovered by Mr. v. Mus- 

 schenbroek in North-Celebes has been the subject of a 

 short note by Prof. Schlegel in the » Notes from the Ley- 

 den Museum, 1879. T. I. p. 43". The series presented 

 by the discoverer to the Leyden Museum consists of an 

 adult male , a younger female , three very young speci- 

 mens, two skeletons and two bottles containing the in- 

 testines in spirits. The latter have been placed in the 

 hands of an anatomist on request of the collector. As 

 there are now seven specimens of this s])ecios in the col- 

 lection of Mr. V. Faber from the same locality as the 



Notes from the Lieyden jMuseiina, Vol. \'. 



