ZIBET. 399 



preceding, from which, indeed, it seems to differ 

 in so few particulars as still to leave the determina- 

 tion difficult The Zibet is chiefly found in India 

 and the Indian islands. Its general aspect is the 

 same with the former species, but its snout is 

 somewhat sharper; its tail longer, and, instead of 

 being black or dusky, with merely a few whitish 

 patches at the base, is strongly semi-annulated or 

 banded with alternate black and white spaces: 

 there is no perceptible mane on the back, nor 

 any large brown or blackish patch under the eyes, 

 as in the former animal: the hair also is shorter 

 and softer than in the preceding kind, and the 

 variegations are more disposed in the form of un- 

 dulations than spots, especially on the limbs. In 

 short, this species may be called the Indian, and 

 the former the African, Civet Cat. In disposi- 

 tion and manners they both seem to agree; as 

 well as in the secretion of the perfume before de- 

 scribed, which is collected from both animals in 

 the same manner. 



