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ON THE HABITS OF THE VIVERRA 

 MUSSUNGA, OR JAVA CAT. 



{See Page 438, Vol. i.) 



On the 14th of May 1833, I purchased one of 

 these animals from a native canoe, which came 

 off to the ship on the coast of Java : it is com- 

 monly known among Europeans by the name of 

 the Java-cat, and is a native of Java, Sumatra, 

 and perhaps others of the eastern islands. This 

 specimen was young, and appeared very tame. 

 The native from whom I procured it, had it 

 inclosed in a bamboo cage, in which I also kept 

 it for a short time. 



The colour of the back is blackish, intermin- 

 gled with shorter hairs, of a dirty-white ; the 

 forehead and most of the face whitish, inter- 

 mingled with black ; neck and abdomen of a 

 yellowish colour ; the eyes are full and large, of 



