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THE BINTURONG. 



NANDINE.- Naadlaia biaotata. 



PASSING by several curious animals, we arrive at the pretty little creature which is 

 known by the name of NANDINE. 



On account of the double row of spots which run along the body, the Nan dine has 

 been dignified with the title of "binotata," or "double-spotted," by almost every 

 naturalist who has woven it into his system, even though the animal itself has been 

 placed by some authors among the Civets, by some among the Ichneumons, and by others 

 among the Paradoxures. 



The general color of the fur is a darkish and very rich brown, darker along the back, 

 and lighter on the sides. The tail is covered with blackish rings which are but ob- 

 scurely defined. 



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BINTURONG. -Art/ctfs Blnturong. 



ONE of the largest examples of this group, is the dark, sullen, and sluggish BINTU- 

 RONG. 



This animal is a native of Malacca, from whence several living specimens and many 

 skins have been brought to this country. The color of the Binturong is a dead black, 

 the hairs being long, coarse, and devoid of that gloss which is so often found upon 

 black animals. The head is gray, and each ear is furnished with a long tuft of black 

 hair. Round the edge of the ear runs a band of whitish gray. 



