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illustration is here given) I thought that the copper-coloured 

 variety was characteristic of the western, and the larger grey 

 form of the eastern, part of Liberia. Apparently German 

 collectors have shown the presence of both these types in 

 Togoland, to the east of the Gold Coast. This cat is of an 

 extremely savage and untamable disposition, though it is some- 

 times seen in menageries and will live in captivity. It is 



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273. SKINS OF FELIS CELIDOGASTER FROM CENTRAL LIBERIA 

 1. Smaller, copper-coloured type. 2. Large grey and dark-spotted type. 



said by the Liberians to be most bloodthirsty, and to do as 

 much damage amongst fowls and the smaller domestic animals 

 as the leopard ; in fact, it is often called " the leopard's 

 brother." 



The big Civet " cat " is very common throughout Liberia, 

 and in former centuries provided by its musk gland an 

 important article in Liberian commerce. The Pardine Genet 

 is still more frequently met with, and equally abundant is the 

 two-spotted Paradoxure or Palm civet, Nandinia binotata. This 



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