are LLOYD’S NATURAL HISTORY. 
Viverra undata, Gray, Spie™ool. p. 9 (1830). 
Viverra melanurus, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. x. 
Pp. 909 (1841). 
Viverra civetoides, Hodgson, Joc. cit. 
Viverra ashtont, Swinhoe, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 379. 
Characters.—-Size approximately equal to that of the last 
species, from which the present form may be readily dis- 
tinguished by the tail being marked with complete dark and 
light rings throughout its length ; general colour dark hoary- 
grey, often with a brownish or reddish tinge; crest black ; 
sides of the body generally without markings, but sometimes 
wavy, indistinct, transverse, cloudy stripes present ; front and 
sides of neck and upper part of chest white, crossed by a 
broad black gorget, with frequently another dark band in front 
and a third behind, the latter (when present) meeting a hori- 
zontal streak from behind the ear; outer surface of limbs in- 
distinctly barred superiorly, but the whole of the lower portions 
of the legs and feet uniformly dark brown or black. Length 
of head and body, about 32 inches; of tail, 8 inches. 
Distribution. Bengal, Assam, Burma, Siam, the south of 
China, and Hainan. In Sikhim and Nipal it ascends to a 
considerable elevation in the Himalaya. According to Mr. 
W. L. Sclater, it is not improbable that the alleged occurrence 
of this Civet in the Malay Peninsula is due to its having been 
confounded with an allied species. 
Habits.— Usually a solitary creature, this Civet, or Civet-Cat, 
generally skulks in woods, bushes, or thick grass during the 
daytime, and only issues out into the open in search of prey 
after dark. It is unable to climb trees; and probably does not 
burrow, although it not unfrequently takes possession of holes 
in the ground. It feeds largely on small Mammals and birds 
(including domestic ducks and poultry); but it will also con- 
sume snakes, frogs, insects, and eggs, as well as fruits and 
