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odor. It cats both flesh and fruit, and is very fond of bananas. It is wild, and difficult to be 

 tamed. It-- eye is large and black, tjivinar 1 1 1* - animal a mischievous look. It is a native of 

 Madagascar. 



The other Bpecies of Genet are as follows: the Senegal Genet, G. Senegalensis ; the 

 A.BT88IN1AS Genet, G. Abyssinica ; the Genet of Fernando Po, G. Poensis ; the Tigrine 

 Genet, G. Hgrina; and the Pabdine Genet, G. jxirdina, of Senegambia. None of these are 

 distinguished by striking peculiarities. 



Genus LINSANG, or I'liK >N< >I>ON : Liusang. — Of this there are two species, hoth resem- 

 bling the genets, bul somewhat insectivorous in their habits. The Slender Linsang, L. gracilis, 

 is of a light fawn, variegated with brown spots. The tail is marked with eight rings. It is a 

 native of Malacca. The Parti-colored Lis wc, L. pardicolor — the Prionodon pardicolor of Hodg- 

 80U — resembles the preceding, though differently marked in its colorings. It is a native of Nepaul. 



THE PARADOXL'RUS. 



Genua PARADOX U RE : Parctdoxums. — The name of this genus, given by F. Cuvier, w. 

 intended to indicate a peculiarity of the tail, which he noticed in a living specimen, and which 

 risted in carrying this member constantly on one side, rolled into a coil. Nevertheless, these 

 aniic in to have nearly as much command of their tails as the sajous. It is less prehensile, 



but they coil it around their bodies with the same facility. Their nails are hooked and semi- 

 retractile, and they have an odorous pouch like the genets and civets, though the smell is far less 

 intense. They are found in India and the Asiatic isles,and are nearly omnivorous in their habits. 



The Pougonie, /'. typus, is of a yellowish brown, marked with three ranges of obscure 

 >]M>ts on the back ; the si li - and legs are also marked with spots, irregularly disposed ; the 

 muzzle i- gray, tic tail and feet black. The body is eighteen inches long. This animal is an 

 agile climber of trees, where it pursues small quadrupeds and birds; it also feeds on eggs and 

 fruits. It is mild in its disposition, and is found in India, where the French 'call- it the Palm- 

 Martin. 



