98 MAMMALIA. > 



Sub.-Gen. 2. Anal pouches reduced to a simple fold of the skin. 



- V. genetta, Lin. Fur gray, with small round and elongated black 

 spots ; tail annulated with black. Inhabits South of Europe. 

 Shaw, i. pi. 96. 



It is probable, from the different synonyms applied to this animal, and the very 

 different parts of the world where it is found, that the individuals described are more 

 than simple varieties, though Baron Cuvier is inclined to consider them as such, 



V. fossa, Lin. Fur reddish gray, with yellowish brown spots, and 

 four longitudinal lines on the back. Madagascar. Shaw, i. pi. 96. 



V.fasciata, Desm. Fur yellow brown., with brown spots disposed 

 longitudinally. Shaw, i. pi. 97- 



V. musanga, Raffles. The Musang. Fur variegated with ash-co- 

 lour and black ; back with faint black bands ; head, feet, and tail 

 black; point of the muzzle white. Sumatra. Lin. Trans, xiii. 253. 



V. Indica, Geoff. Desm. Fur yellowish white, with eight narrow- 

 longitudinal brown bands. India Shaw, i. pi. 96. 



V. gracilis, Desm. (Prionodon gracilis, Horsf.) Fur clear fawn- 

 coloured, with four broad brown transverse bands ; tail annulated 



with black ; head elongated ; muzzle pointed. Inhabits Java 



Horsf. Zool. Res. fas. i. 



V. striata, Desm. (Viv. fasciata, Lin.) Fur marked with six 



brown bands, pretty broad, upon a yellowish bottom. Coroman- 



del. Buff. Supp. vii. pi. 57- 

 V. Bondar, Blainv. Fur yellowish, hairs tipped with black ; dorsal 



line, and two narrow parallel lines on each flank black. Bengal, 



Desm. Mam. p. 210. 



V. hyenoides, Cuv. (Proteles Lalandii, Isid. Geoff.) General as- 

 pect of the hyena. Fur gray ; small mane ; narrow transverse 

 black bands on the flanks, thighs and legs,, Cape of Good Hope. 

 Mem. Mus. ii. 5. 



Sub-Gen. 3. PARADOXURUS, F. Cuv. No anal pouchy plantigrade > 

 claws half retractile, tail convolute. 



V. nigra,'(Paradoxurustypus,F.Cuv. V, musanga, Raffles.) Body 

 blackish ; a white spot above and below the eyes ; tail black. In- 

 dia. Griff, ii. 412. 



V. albifrons, (Par. albifrons, F. Cuv.) The Bintourong, Raffles. 

 Fur formed of a mixture of long white and black bristles, except 

 the head and limbs, where it is short ; forehead and muzzle nearly 

 white ; a black spot inclosing the eye. India. Lin. Trans, xiii. 



V. aurea, (Par- aureus, F. Cuv.) Fur uniform golden yellow, hair 

 very long Griff. Syn. 159. 



V. prehensilis, Blainv. (Par. prehensilis. F. Cuv.) Fur yellowish 

 green, with dorsal line, tip of the tail and spots black Bengal. 



Gen. *]5. HERPESTES, Illig. Viverra and Mustela, Lin. 



Ichneumon) Lacep. 

 Incisors , canines J-J, molars f-f = 36. Body elongated ; 



