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tail is slightly shorter than the head and body ; the length of the two latter 

 being about nineteen inches, and that of the former (including the hair at the 

 tip) just under seventeen inches. The body has a grayish ground-color, 

 marked with about six very broad and somewhat irregular brownish-black 



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bands extending- across the back, and separated by very narrow intervals. On 

 the flanks and neck the markings form broken lines and spots, one very distinct 

 line always extending from behind the ear tO' the shoulder. The outer surfaces 

 of the fore-limbs and of the thighs are spotted ; and the tail has seven com- 

 plete dark rings, separated by narrower light interspaces. 



