2 14 Lloyd's natural history. 



the tail continuous, and completely interrupting the light rings 

 on its upper surface ; dark rings continuous below, and at first 

 not wider than the light intervening spaces ; dorsal crest com- 

 mencing between the shoulders; sides marked with large, 

 distinct, and somewhat quadrangular dark spots, tending to 

 form transverse bands on the flanks, and longitudinal stripes on 

 the rump. General colour of fur grey, at times with a yellowish 

 or brownish tinge ; feet brown. The white front and sides 01 

 the neck marked with two or three black gorgets. 



Distribution. — Burma, Malay Peninsula, Cochin China, and 

 Sumatra. 



V. THE JAVAN CIVET. VIVERRA TANGALUNGA. 



Viverra tangalutiga. Gray. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1832, p. 63 ; id., 

 Cat. Carniv. Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 47 (1869) ; Sclater, Cat. 

 Mamm. Ind. Mus. pt ii. p. 237 (1891). 



Characters. — Smaller than the last ; longitudinal dark band 

 on upper surface of tail very broad, and the dark rings, except 

 a few near the end, interrupted on the lower surface ; sides of 

 body marked by spots of somewhat smaller size than in V. 

 megaspila. 



Distribution. — Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, 

 Amboyna, and the Philippine Islands ; the range of this species 

 being more easterly than that of any other member of the 

 genus. 



VI. THE RASSE. VIVERRA MALACCENSIS. 



Viverra malaccensis, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 92 (1788). 

 Viverra leveria?m, Shaw, Mus. Leverianum, pt. ii. p. 19 (i79 6 )- 

 Viverra i/idica, Desmarest, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat. vol. vii. p. 



170 (1817). 

 Viverra reuse, Horsfield, Zool. Researches, plate (182 1). 

 Viverra befigalensis, Gray, 111. Indian Zool. vol. i. pi. iv. 



(1832). 



