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Var. F. Mephitis Chiliensis, Geoff. With two white bands on the sides of the 

 body, uniting behind the head and forming a crescent 



Var. G. Viverra mephitis, GmeL or Chinche of Buffon. With two very broad 

 white bands posteriorly ; forehead marked with a longitudinal white band. 



Var. H Feulilee's Chinche. With two white bands, which spread and terminate 



on the sides. 



Var I. Moufette Yagouare of Azara. Fur of a brown-black and two white bands. 



Var. K Polecat of Kalm. The Skunk. Fur brown-black, with one longitudinal 



white line on the back and one on each side. 



Var. L Moufette Zorille. Fur black and white, with a fine tail. 



Var. M. Body spotted with white and black. Mafutiliqui of the Indians. 



Var. N. Male black; female black bordered with white. Louisiana. 



Var. O White, black, and fawn-coloured. Orthula of Mexico. 



Var. P. Tail with black and white rings. Tepemaxtla, Hernandez. 



Var. Q Gulo Quitensis, Humboldt. Plantigrade. Body black and marked 



with two white bands, which extend from the top of the head to the tail. 



Var. R. Mephitis interrupt^ Rafinesque. Brown, with two short white bands, 

 parallel to the head ; eight bands on the back, of which the four anterior are 

 equal and parallel, and the four posterior rectangular, and disposed in an op- 

 posite direction. About a foot long Louisiana. 



M. Javanensis, Desm. ( Telagon, F. Cuv.) Fur deep-brown ; fore- 

 head with a white spot, extended into a dorsal line ; tail very 

 short, and covered with long hair. Body about 16 inches in 

 length. Inhabits Java. Horsf. Zoo/. Res. vi. 



Made a new genus by Dr Horsfield, under the name of Myadeus. 



Gen. 7. LUTRA, Desm. Cuv. Shaw, &c. Mustela, Lin. 



Incisors , canines -, molars f-f, or f-f, 36 or 38. 

 Head large, and flattened ; ears short ; body long, low up- 

 on the legs, toes webbed ; nails crooked ; tail long, flattened 

 horizontally. 



L. vulgaris, Desm. (Mustela lutra, Lin.) The Otter, Penn. Fur 

 brown above, and whitish below ; tail more than half as long as 

 the body. Inhabits Europe. B -Shaw, i. pi. 100. 



Var. A. With a number of small round white spots on the flanks. 



L. Brasiliensis, Geoff. Desm. (Mustela lutris Brasiliensis, Lin.) 

 Fur brown, or fawn-coloured, with the throat white or yellowish. 

 Rivers in Guiana, &c. Cuv. Reg. Anim. iv. t. 4, fig. 3. 



L. Canadensis, Sabine. {Mustela Hudsonica, Lacepede.) Canadian 

 Otter. Fur glossy-brown ; chin and throat dusky white ; neck 

 and head long ; legs short ; tail pointed, and as long as the body. 

 Inhabits Copper Mine River. Franklin, Voy. Ap. 653. 



L. insularis, F. Cuv. Hairs scattered ; body clear chestnut-brown ; 

 throat and chin yellowish-white. Inhabits Isle of Trinity. 

 Diet. Sc. Nat. xxvii. 



L. lataxina, F. Cuv. Fur long, twisted, thick ; brown-black above, 

 pale bluish-gray below. Inhabits Carolina. Diet. Sc. Nat. xxvii. 



L. enudris, F. Cuv. Fur above clear bay, paler beneath ; throat, 

 and sides of the face nearly white Diet. Sc. Nat. xxvii. 



L. nair, F. Cuv. Fur long, deep chestnut ; lower part of the neck, 



