190 ORDER V. 



M. Pennantii. Fisher Weasel of Pennant. 

 Fur dark at the base, yellow above, and tipped 

 with black, becoming chestnut instead of yellow on 

 the back ; tail shining black ; throat brown with a 

 few white hairs ; ears short, lighter at tips, 



Genus ZORILLA. The name Zorillo, a little fox, 

 was originally given by the Spaniards to the skunk ; 

 and Buffon, we believe, applied it to the Cape spe- 

 cies, under an impression that it was of the same 

 genus as the American MEPHITIS. Fur barred 

 longitudinally, with two or four irregular black and 

 white streaks; nose short; two superior false molars, 

 three inferior ; claws stout, obtuse. 



Zor. Capensis. Cape Zorillo. About the size 

 of a polecat ; black, with four white bands ; head 

 rather round, sometimes with white spot on cheek ; 

 tail very bushy ; burrows in holes of its own digging. 

 Is found at the Cape of Good Hope. 



It appears to be spread over the whole of Africa; 

 and recently specimens, either varieties or distinct, 

 have been sent to England from Trebizond, in Asia 

 Minor. 



THE PLANTIGRADES. 



IN classifying the Plantigrade carnassiers, we have 

 felt the anomaly of disconnecting those placed among 

 the Viverridce, on account of slight modifications of 

 their teeth from the true Plantigrades admitted in 



