162 ORDER V. 



Yellow-grey, with dorsal line ; the end of the tail, 

 legs, two lines of elongated spots near the back, and 

 many small round spots on each flank black; tip of 

 the tail white, spot of the same colour behind each 

 eye, passing round it, and extending on the chaffron 

 to that of the opposite side; another spot at the 

 angle of the lower jaw. It is asserted this species 

 winds the tail round the body. 



Par. musanga Fiver, musanga, Horsf. F. 



fasciata Desm. Clear yellow, with dark brown 

 spots in longitudinal lines ; end of the nose, and a 

 transverse band on the forehead above the eyes 

 whitish ; lower parts uniform grey. 



PLATE VI. 



Paradoxurus dubiu*. 



PALE yellowish-grey, the longer hairs pointed with 

 brown ; below whitish-yellow grey ; three dorsal 

 streaks, and fainter spots on the sides brown ; ears 

 hairy ; feet chestnut ; tail at base and point brown- 

 black ; a spot on each side the nose, another above 

 the cheeks, and a band between the ears whitish. 



It is probable the fur of all the species varies : 

 one caught on a wharf, among timber, at Philadel- 



