INDIAN BADGER. .471 



ternal ears, only a small prominent rim round the 

 orifice, which was oval : the colour of the nose, 

 and face a little beyond the eyes, black: the 

 crown, upper part of the neck, back, and upper 

 part of the tail, white, a little inclining to grey- 

 ish : the legs, thighs, breast, belly, sides, and un- 

 der part of the tail, black. It fed on flesh, and 

 was of a lively and playful disposition. 



I cannot but observe, that the above species 

 seems extremely nearly allied to one or two ani- 

 mals of the genus Viverra; resembling them in 

 size and colour, viz. the Ratel (Viverra Melli- 

 vora) and the Cape Weesel (Viverra Capensis). 

 It may even be doubted whether Viveme just 

 mentioned may not in reality constitute one and 

 the same species. 





