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included species is specifically distinct from another placed 

 by Gray himself in Herpestes. 



12. Tceniogale (Oriental). It is doubtful if this even be en- 

 titled to more than subgeueric rank ; and it is erroneously, 

 I think, ascribed to the Indian province. Jerdon, I 

 believe, correctly states that it is only found in the 

 Malabar province. 



13. Ilycena (Palajarctic and Oriental ; a Palfearctic species). 



This is correct; but whilst other species of the genus are 

 found throughout the Ethiopian region, the family is 

 unrepresented in the Oriental region beyond the limits of 

 the Indian province, with the exception, I believe, of 

 Assam, into which it may have strayed from Bengal. 



14. Canis (Palaaarctic and Oriental to Malaya). Ethiopian 

 as well — typical forms of jackal (e. g. Canis mesomelas 

 and C. vavicgatus)^ wrongly classed by Gray as foxes, 

 being found throughout Africa, whilst jackals are only 

 found as stragglers in Burmah, and are unknown in 

 Malayasia. The wolf {C. jpalUpes) found in India differs 

 a good deal from Pal^earctic forms, and requires com- 

 parison with the Abyssinian C. simensis. By Gray this 

 last species and C. anthus, a widely spread African 

 species, are made into separate genera, affined to LupuSj 

 but I do not know how far the distinction is justified. 

 No wolves are found in Malayasia. 



15. Cuon (Oriental to Malaya), Paleearctic also. Gray has 

 shown that Canis aljnnus of Pallas belongs to the genus ; 

 and Hodgson states that his C. primcevus is found in 

 Tibet. A species of Cuon, probably G. alpinus, is 

 recorded from Western Tibet also. 



16. Vulpes (very wide range). Unknown in Malayasia. 

 The South-African Megalotis is probably a representative 

 form ; and the North- African and south Palasarctic Fen- 

 necs certainly are. 



17. Lutra (Oriental and Palgearctic) . No good reason has 

 been assigned for separating the South- African L. maculi- 

 collis. 



18. Jfe^/ivora (Ethiopian). Peculiar to the Indian province in 

 the Oriental region, not even known to occur in Malabar. 



19. Melursus (Oriental only; family not Ethiopian). The 



genus Melursus is peculiar to India, being replaced in 

 the Himalayas and east of the bay by Helarctos ; but I 

 doubt if either is more than subgenerically separable 

 from Ursus. 



20. Bus (Palaearctic and Oriental, not Ethiopian). Replaced 

 by an allied genus PotamochoBrus in the Ethiopian region. 



