i\'M) ^Ir. R. I. Pocock ou some of the E.clernal 



Genus SiPYT.us. 

 Sipi/Inf, Stai, fTem. Afr. iv. p. SO (18(50). 



Sipyliis (li/afntfis. 



Ce»troti/s (Ulatatiis, AValk. List Floni. ii. p. OnO (ISol). 

 Sipiihiiiiio(lipe)i)}i.o,Y\u\k\\o\\-i. Joiirn. iMit. & Zool. (Pomona Cullf^ge, 

 Calif., U..S..\.) vi. p. 72, %. ^ (]i)14). 



Enb. Philippine Islands. 



Walker described his species as liaving the " fore win^s 

 greyisli, ferrusfinous at the base ; veins ferruginous, nodose," 

 Avhereas in his type the tej^raina are also very distinctly 

 ferruginous on tlie apical areas, as in Funkhouser's figure. 



XXXVIII. — On so)ne of the External StructuraJ Characters 

 of the Striped Hijcena ( Hytena liysena) and related Genera 

 and Species. By li. I. Pocock, F.R.S. 



This paper is based primarily upon the carcase of a female 

 example of Hyana hyaena, from India, wliicli died in the 

 Zoological Society's Gardens in Dec. 1915. Of the otlier 

 species of Hysenas I have seen no fresh specimens ; but in 

 1908 I made some sketclies of the anal pouch and glands of 

 au example of I'rotehs cristatas. Tliese 1 take the oppor- 

 tunit}' of reproducing. Unfortunately, no notes were made 

 of other external features of this animal. 



77<e Facial Vibrissee and Rhinarium. — The facial vibrisste 

 of Hyena hyana, as in all iEluroid Carnivoraj except the 

 Felid^e ■^, consist of the normal number of tufts — najnely, 

 the mystacial, superciliary, two genals, and the intcrranuil. 

 The latter consists of about four well-developed bristh s, and 

 each of the two geual tufts of approximately the same 

 number. These tufts are set rather close togetlier near the 

 middle of the cheek, the inferior of the two being above the 

 ])osterior corner of the month. All the vibrissye may be 

 described as of medium length and considerable thickness. 



In living examples of the Spotted Hysena {Crocnta 

 ciocvta) the corresponding tufts of vibrissee are quite 

 apparent, and on a dried skin of a Proteles from South 



* In lliis family llio iiitcrramal tuft is always absent, as I have else- 

 wliere record-^d (P. Z. S. 1914. ii. j). 901 j. 



