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Distribution. — Africa, south of the Sahara. 



a. Stuffed South Africa E. L Layard, 1859, A.S.B. 



b. Stuffed South Africa E. L. Layard, 1859, A.S.B. 



c. Skull, skelet.^ No history. 



Herpestes galera. 



Mustela galera, Erxleben Syst. Reg. Anim,, p. 453 (1777). 



Viverra nems, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 160 (1792)*. 



Mustela afra, Kerr Linn, Anim. Kingd., p. 175 (1792)*. 



Ichneumon galera et major, Is. Geoff. St. Hil. Descrip. Egypt Hist, Nat., 



ii, p. 139 (1813). 

 Atilax vansire, F. Cuvier Hist. Nat. Mamm., livr. liv (1826). 

 Herpestes paludinosus, G. Cuvier Regne Anim., 2nd ed., i, p. 158 (1829). 

 Mangusta urinatrix, A. Smith Zool. Journ., iv, p. 437 (1829). 

 Herpestes pluto, Temminck Esquis. ZooL, p. 95 (1853). 

 Herpestes loempo, Gtay P. Z. S., p. 551 (1864). 

 Athylax vansire et paiudosus, Gray P. Z S , p. 557 (1864). 

 Athylax robustus. Gray P. Z S., p. 558 (1864). 

 Herpestes paiudosus, Blyth Cat. no. i6q, p. 52 (1863). 

 Herpestes galera, Thomas P. Z. S., p. 72 (1882). 



Distribution. — Africa, south of the Sahara. 



a. Stuffed South Aftica E. L. Layard, 1859, A. S. B. 



Herpestes gracilis. 



Herpestes gracilis, RiXppel N. Wirbelth., p. 29, pi. viii, fig. 2 (1835) ; 



Thomas P. Z. S., 1882, p. 68. 

 Herpestes mutgigella, RiXppel t. c, p. 29, pi. ix, fig. I (1835) ; Blanford 



Abyssinia, p. 234. 

 Cynictis melanurus, Martin P. Z. S., p. 56 (1836). 

 Ichneumon ratlamuchi et cawi, A. Smith App. Rep. S, Afr, Exp., p. 42 



(1836)*. 

 Ichneumia nigricaudatus, Is Geoff. St, Hil, Mag. de Zool., p. 18 (1839)*. 

 Herpestes ochraceus, Gray P.Z.S , p. 138, pi. viii (1848). 

 Herpestes badius, A. Smith S. African Zool., pi. iv. (1849). 

 Herpestes galinieri, Guerin Ferret. and Galinier Voy. Abyss. Atlas Zool., 



pi. i (1S50)*. 

 Herpeste? ornatus, Peters Reise nach Mossambique Mamm., p. 117, pi. 



xxvi (1852). 

 Herpestes ochromelas, Pucheran Rev, Mag. Zool. (2) vii, p. 393 (1855). 

 Herpestes iodoprymnus, Henglin Nova Acta Acad, Leop, Caro., xxix, 



p. 23 (1861). 

 Herpestes adailensis, Heuglin Peterm. Mitth., p. 17 (186 1). 

 Calogale granti, Gray P. Z.S , p. 561 (1864). 

 Calogale venatica, Gray t. c, p. 563 (1864). 

 Galerella ochracea, Gray t. c, p. 564 (1864). 

 Herpestes mutscheltschela, Heuglin Reise N. 0. Afrika, ii, p. 43 (1877)*. 



Distribution. — Africa, south of the Sahara. 



a. Skin ? Ad«grat Tigre, Abyssinia, W. T. Blanford, 1868. 



8,000 ft. 



