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by occupying the most menial offices, or by following the lowest occu- 

 pations." 



In the first volume of the " Calcutta Journal of Natural History," 

 there is an account of a species of Civet-cat, nearly resembling the 

 Viverra zibetha, by John McClelland, Esq., the title of which to the 

 rank of a distinct species, remains for a comparison of further speci- 

 mens. Mr. McClelland concludes his description with the following 

 remarks : " The different animals of the Civet kind are in India called 

 Khatas. There is one in Bengal, probably V. indica, Geoff., which is 

 very common, and has been known even to enter houses in Calcutta at 

 night in search of poultry. A few months ago, an instance of the kind 

 occurred in a house surrounded by a high wall, and in which there were 

 several dogs. The Khatas, on finding itself pursued, entered a large 

 pond, and appeared to rely with much confidence on its dexterity in the 

 water for its safety." 



88. VIVERRA TANGALUNGA, Gray, Proceed. Zool 

 Soc. 1832, p. 63. 



Viverra zibetha, Raffles, Trans. Linn. Soc. XIII. p. 251. 

 Appendix to Life of Sir T. S. Raffles, 635. Fred. Cuv., 

 Mamm. lithoyr. ? Miiller, Over de Zoogdieren van 

 den Indischen Archipel. 



Viverra tangalunga, Cantor, Mamm. of t fie Malayan Penin- 

 sula, S(C. 



TAP?GGALUNG, of the Malays in Sumatra, Rafflesznd Marsden. 



MUSANG JEBAT, of the Malays of the Peninsula, Cantor. 

 HAB. Sumatra, Raffles. Borneo, Celebes, Amboyna, Midler. 

 Penang and the Malayan Peninsula, Cantor. 



A. Presented by Sir T. S. Raffles. 



The character by which this species is chiefly distinguished from the 

 Viverra zibetha of Linnaeus, is stated by Mr. Gray in the Proceedings 

 above cited, to be a continuous longitudinal band occupying the upper 

 surface of the tail, the numerous irregular rings being separated only on its 

 inferior half. It is also more slender in form, and the black bands of the 

 throat are different from those of the continental Civet-cat. Placed side 

 by side, Dr. Cantor states, the living animals present a marked dissimila- 

 rity of countenance, which, although obvious to the eye, would be most 

 difficult, if possible at all, to convey in words. Sir T. S. Raffles informs 

 us that the animal is kept by the natives of Sumatra for the purpose of 

 obtaining the perfume which they call jibet or dedes. The Tanggalung 



