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P.S.—It may be deserving of mention, that notwithstanding the 
small size of the eye of the Mole, its appearance in foetal development 
is early : thus, in a foetus which I have recently examined, the length 
of which was about three-quarters of an inch, the eyes were distinct ; 
they were visible—conspicuous in the naked face, even without the 
aid of a magnifying glass, and indeed were not much smaller than 
those of the adult, and but little different in appearance : the diameter 
of each was about ;4,th of an inch. 
2. Notice oF Two VIVERRIDZ FROM CEYLON, LATELY LIVING 
IN THE GARDENS. By J. E. Gray, Esa., F.R.S. etc. 
(Mammalia, Pl. XXX., XXX1.) 
The specimens here noticed were brought from Ceylon by Alex. 
Grace, Esq., and lived some time in the Gardens of the Society. 
The first is the species which I described some years ago under the 
name of Herpestes Smithii (Mag. Nat. Hist. 1837, ii.), from a speci- 
men which was living in the Surrey Zoological Gardens, now pre- 
served in the Collection of the British Museum: that specimen was 
said to have been sent from the Cape of Good Hope, but this must 
have been a mistake, as it is quite unknown to Dr. Burchell, Dr. 
A. Smith, Mr. Smut, Dr. Wahlberg, or other zoologists who have 
written on the animals of South Africa. 
Mr. Grace informs me that it is an inhabitant of the interior part 
of Ceylon. It is by far the most beautiful species of the genus, as 
will be seen from the accompanying illustration (Mamm., Pl. XXX.). 
- The second is a new species of Cynictis, which I propose to call 
Cynictis Maccartui£®. (Mammalia, Pl. XXXI.) 
Teeth normal. Red brown; hair elongate, flaccid, pale brown, 
with a broad, black subterminal band, and a long whitish brown 
tip; of hands and feet shorter. Feet blackish brown, hair white 
tipped. Claws elongate, slender, compressed, especially of the two 
middle toes of the fore feet. Tail redder; hair elongate, one- 
coloured, red. Ears rounded, hairy. : 
Hab. Ceylon; Jaffna, North of Ceylon (4. Grace, Esq.). 
This species somewhat resembles Cynictis melanura in general 
colour, but the hairs are much longer, not so adpressed, and, when 
the individual colour of the hair is examined, most distinct. 
I have proposed to name this interesting animal after Mrs. Mac- 
Carthy, the wife of the Treasurer of the Colony and the daughter of 
Mr. Hawes, the Assistant Secretary to the Colonies, who is much 
interested in the study of natural history, and has kindly sent me 
several very interesting natural productions from Ceylon. 
The skull differs from all the other Herpestes that [ have examined, 
in the back of the nape being deeply and sharply notched instead of 
transversely truncated, the notch in the living animal being filled up 
with a cartilaginous septum. 
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