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4283. The skeleton of the Genette (Fiverra Genetta). 



The vertebral formula is : 7 cervical, 13 dorsal, 7 lumbar, 3 sacral, and 28 caudal. The 

 transverse processes of the last cervical are imperforate, and consist only of the diapophysis. 

 The eleventh dorsal vertebra is that to which the spines of the other trunk-vertebrae converge. 

 The anapophyses commence on the tenth dorsal, and continue to the penultimate lumbar 

 vertebrae. Nine pairs cf ribs articulate directly with the sternum, which has eight bones and 

 a xiphoid cartilage. The upper costa of the scapula is rounded above : the supraspinal is not 

 deeper than the infraspinal fossa : the acromion is triangular and bent down, but scarcely, if 

 at all, bifid. The humerus is perforated above the inner condyle, but not between the con- 

 dyles. There is a fabella behind the outer condyle of each femur. The left femur is much 

 diseased. 



Mus. South. 



4284. The skull of the Genette (Viverra Genetta). 



The teeth have been removed from the right side of both upper and lower jaws, and are 

 separately displayed, their nature being indicated by the symbols, according to the TABLE 

 OF SYNONYMS. The paroccipital forms, as in the Civet, a triangular support or capsule to 

 the back part of the tympanic bulla. 



Hunterian. 



Genus Paradoxurus. 



i\ . i f i 3 3 1 1 4 1 2 2 > n 



Dental formula : i , c , p 4 , OT =40. 



4285. The skeleton of a Musang or Palm-Civet (Paradoxurus). 



The vertebral formula is : 7 cervical, 13 dorsal, 7 lumbar, 2 sacral, and 33 caudal. Eight 

 pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum, which consists of eight bones. The upper 

 border of the scapula is more convex than in the Genette, and the supra- and infra-spinal 

 divisions are of equal extent. The inner condyle of the humerus is pierced, but not the con- 

 dyloid interspace. The molar teeth correspond with those ascribed to the Paradoxurus 

 Hamiltoni in De Blainville's ' Osteographie,' pi. xii. The spines of the third and fourth 

 cervical vertebrae are less developed than in the Paradoxurus typus : the caudal vertebrae 

 are relatively longer, and consequently the whole tail. 



Mus. South. 



The following, to No. 4303 inclusive, are parts of the same skeleton of the Palm-Civet 

 (Paradoxurus typus) : 



Presented by the Zoological Society of London. 



4286. A mutilated skull, with the dental series of one side separately displayed. 



The right squamosal has been removed, showing the extensive surface of the parietal and 

 alisphenoid to which it was applied, and the small vacuity in the suture between those bones 

 which was left for it to cover in completing the cranial walls. The tympanic and ossicula 



