82 African Zooloyg. 



dusky black; snout elongated, and its apex flesh-coloured; 

 claws greenish white. Length from nose to hinder part of 

 hack five inches and a quarter. — When the long hairs which 

 form the outer surface are deranged, or reversed, a shorter de- 

 scription of fur is observed abundantly interspersed amongst 

 them, of a very fine texture, and dark slaty grey colour, except 

 on the head, where it is white. 



Inhabits South Africa, — towards Natal. 



Genus Centenes. Uliger. 



Incisors « or *, canines \ \, molars g I,— ^38 or 40. Canines 

 very strong ; molars crowned with points. Muzzle elongated and 

 pointed; ears short and rounded ; body covered with spines and 

 bristles; feet Jive-toed', nails curved; no tail; incapable of 

 rolling itself up into a globular for 7n. 



Centenes setosus. (The Tandrac.) Spines long and flexible, 

 somewhat like hairs ; six sloping iucisors iu each jaw. Length 

 from ten inches to a foot. 



Inhabits Madagascar and Mauritius. 



Erinaceus setosus, Lin. E. Tanrec, Bodd. Ele7n. Anim. 129. 

 Tendrac Setiger Inauris, Geoff. Coll. du Mus. Cuv. Tab. 

 Element, des Anim. et Reg. Animal. 



Centenes spinosus. (The Tenrec.) Spines short and stiff on 

 the upper parts of the body ; bristles and hair on the lower 

 parts. Incisors sloping and but four in number in the lower 

 jaw. Larger than the European Hedgehog. 



Inhabits Madagascar. 



Erinaceus ecaudatus, Lin. Erinaceus ecanthurus, Bodd. 

 JElem. Anim. 129. Setiger ecaudatus. Geoff. Coll. du Mus. 

 Tandrac, Buff. xii. 



"^ Centenes semispinosus. (The radiated Tenrec.) Body with 

 a mixed covering of bristles and spines, which are annulated 

 with yellow and black colours. Canines slender and curved ; 

 six incisors, both above and below. Length four inches. 

 Inhabits Madagascar. 



Erinaceus semispinosus, Cuv. Tab. Element, des Anim. et 

 Reg. Animal. Seteger variegatus, Geoff. Col. du Mus. d' Hist. 

 Naturel. 



There is a small animal inhabits damp and marshy situations near 

 Natal, which, from the descriptions of the natives; I am inclined to con- 

 sider as a species of this Genus. 



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