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NATURAL HISTORY. 



attaining a length of about thirteen, the tail of about six inches. The body is of a greyish-brown 

 colour, marked along the back with yellowish-grey transverse stripes. There is a black patch round 

 the eye, bordered by a lighter area, and the ears and the end of the tail are also black. As in the 

 Gyuogale, the head is rounded, the snout long, and the ears short. The legs are much longer than in 



SURICATE. 



either of the preceding genera, and the feet are distinguished by being provided with only four instead 



of five toes. The claws are very long and curved, and, as might be judged from this, the animal is 



addicted to burrowing. 



There are several of these pretty little animals in the Zoological Gardens, where their innocent 



faces and quiet ways distinguish them very favourably from their relatives, the Ichneiimons, which are 



perpetually quarrelling in the most outrageous fashion. 



WILLIAM KITCHEN PARKER 

 THOMAS JEFFERY PARKER. 



