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MAMMALIA. 



Calogale nyula, Gray P. Z. S., p. 560 (1864) ; id. Cat. Cam. Mamm., 



p..iS8. 

 Cynictis fimbriatus, Gray Cat. Cam. Mamm., p. 171 (1869). 

 Herpestes ferrugineus, Blanford P. Z. S., p. 661, pi. Ixxxi (1874) ; Murray 



Zool. Sind, p. 33; Anderson Anat. Zool. Res., p. 182. 

 Herpestes andersoni, Murray Zool. Sind, p. 34 (1884). 

 Herpestes mungo, Blanford P. Z. S., p. 631 (1887) ; id. Mammals, p. 123. 



The Gray Mungoose; Mungli, Canarese; Mongus, Mahratti; 

 Moogatea, Cingalese ; Nyul, Hindustani ; Benji, Bengali ; Mungi, 

 Mungisu-yentawa, Telegu; Koral, Gonds ; Baj or Bij, Behar; 

 Newera, Nore, Sind. 



Distrihutioji. — India generally, from the Himalayas southwards, 

 i.e., Kashmir (Hugel), Punjab (I. M.), Deccan (Sykes), Cutch (Sto- 

 liczka), Sind (Murray), Travancore (I. JM.), Assam also Ceylon 

 (Kelaart) and has been recorded from the Malay Peninsula, but 

 was probably imported there. 



a. Skin $ Agra, N.-W P. Agra Museum, 1870. 



b-d. 3 Skins ? Agra, N.-W. P. Agra Museum, 1870. 



e-g. 3 Skins Travancore Purchased. 



h. Skin Travancore Rev. T. Baker, A.S.B. 



j-m. 4 Skulls Banda, N.-W. P. ]. Cockburn, 1881. 



n. Skull Manbhoom, Bang, J. Anderson, 1877. 



0. Stuffed No history, A S.B. 



^.Stuffed No history, A.S.B. 



q. Stuffed juv. Bengal No history, A.S.B, 



r. Stuffed G. Finch, 1848, A.S.B. 



s. Stuffed $ Calcutta Purchased. 



t. Stuffed Assam H. P. Pierre. 



u. Skin Deccan (Sykes) India Mus., London. 



-V. Skin Shevaroy Hills, Md. Mrs. W. King. 



wAf2Skins % Bangalore Mus. Coll., Jaffa. 



Var. —ferrugineus. 



a. Skin, skull Larkhana, Sind, F. Day [P ], 1876- 



[Type of H. ferrugineus, Blanford.] 



b. Skin, skull Bushire, Persian Gulf Karachi Mus. [Ex.] 



c. Stuffed No history, A. S. B. 



Herpestes smithi. 



Herpestes smithi. Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H., i, p. 578 (1837) ; id. P. Z. S. 



1851, p 131, pi. XXX ; Blyth Cat. no. 162, p. 50; Jerdon Mamm.t 



p. 135 ; Anderson Anat. Zool. Res., p. 176; Thomas P. Z. S., 1886, p. 56; 



Blanford Mammals, p. 126; Bligh and Nevill Taprobanian, i, p. 58. 

 Herpestes thysanurus, Wagner Miinch. Gel. Aftz., iX:,p. 439 ('839); id. 



Schreber Saugeth. Suppl., ii., p. 301. 

 Crossarchus rubiginosus, Wagner Schreber Saugeth. Suppl., ii, p. 329 (1841). 

 Herpestes ellioti, Blyth J. A. S. B., xx, p. 162 (1851). 

 Herpestes rubiginosus, Kelaart Prodr. Faun. Zeylan,, p. 213 (1852). 

 Calictis smithi, Gray P. Z. S., p. 565 (1864). 



