400 



THREE-STRIPED WEESEL. 



Viverra Hermaphrodita. V. cavda elongata apice atra striis 

 tribus dorsalibw nigris. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 90. 



Dark-grey W. with three black dorsal stripes, and long tail with 

 black tip 



Viverra hermaphrodita Pallas. Schreb. Quadr. p. 426. 



THIS species is described by Mr. Schreber from 

 Dr. Pallas. Its size is between that of the Civet 

 and the Genet : its colour a dark ash-grey, with 

 three black dorsal stripes: the snout, and face be- 

 yond the eyes, the throat, and the feet, are black : 

 the tip of the tail black also : beneath the eyes is 

 a whitish spot, and the under side of the body is 

 lighter than the upper. It is a native of Barbary. 



GENET. 



Viverra Genetta. V. cauda annulata corpore fuh'onigricantc 



maculato. Lin. Sysf. Nat. p. 65. 

 Fulvous-grey W. with the body marked with rows of black 



spots, and annulated tail. 



Genette. Belon. obs. p. 73. Gesn. Quadr. ^49. 

 Genette. Buf. 9. p. 343 . pi. 36. 



THE Genet is one of the most beautiful ani- 

 mals of this genus. It is about the size of a very 

 small Cat, but is of a longer form, with a sharp- 

 pointed snout, upright ears, slightly pointed, and 

 very long tail. The colour of the Genet is com- 

 monly a pale reddish-grey, with a black or dusky 



