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THE CAPE ICHNEUMON. 



Mux, M. brachyura, of Malacca; and the Spotted Ichneumon, M. punctulaia, of South Africa 

 and Natal. It is probable that there are other species, but they are not ascertained. 



Genus ATM Y LAX, Athylax, presents a single species, Aihylax galcra, of Madagascar, distin- 

 guished from the mangoustes in having thicker and more woolly fur, this being of a brown color, 

 spotted with whitish gray. The length of the body is eleven inches. 



THE UAL1DIA BUSGANS. 



Genus (iALlDIA: GaVuVta. — The species of this genus, all of Madagascar, are not greatly 

 distinguished from the preceding. The Qalidia elegans is of a lively russet, spotted with brown 

 and olive, the tail being annulated with black. It is ten inches long. The G. concolor and 

 G. olivacea are the other species. 



