, 88 CATALOGUE. 



They breed in the end of March or early in April, and have three or 

 four cubs at a birth ; they are not confined to the lower hills, but 

 range up to the verge of the snow." (J. A. S. B. VI. p. 934.) 



Dr. Pearson, in his description of the Hill Fox, regrets that nothing 

 is known of the habits and manners of this animal. 



B. NECROPHAGA, Gray, Cat. Mamm. Br. 



Mus. Syst. List, XX. 

 c. Viverrina. 



(Continued from p. 54.) 

 Genus HERPESTES, IlUger et al 

 MANGUSTA, Olivier et al. 

 ICHNEUMON, Geoffroy et al. 

 VIVERILE et MUSTEL^E, Spec., Linn, et al. 



110. HERPESTES JAVANICUS, Geo/r , Sp. 



Ichneumon javanicus, Geoff., in Hist. nat. d'Egypte, II. 



p. 137. 

 Herpestes javanicus, Desmar., Mamm. p. 212. Mutter, 



Over de Zoogd. van den Ind. Archip. p. 28. Gray, 



Cat. Mamm. Br. Mus. p. 51. Zoology of H. M. S. 



Samarang,p. 14. Cantor, Catal. of Malayan Mamm. 



^.33. 

 Mangusta javanica, Horsfield, Zool. Research., with a figure. 



Fischer, Synops. Mamm. p. 164. 

 Serpenticida seu Moncus, Rumphii Herbar. Amboin. auct. 



p. 69, t. 28,/. 2, 3. 



Mangouste de Java, Fred. Cuv., Mam. lithogr. 25 me livraison. 

 GA RANG AN, of the Javanese. 



HAB. Java and Sumatra, Horsfield, Mutter. Penang and the 

 Malayan Peninsula, Cantor. 



A. Horsfield's Collection from Java. 



The Javanese Herpestes is chiefly distinguished from the other Indian 

 species by its darker colour. A ground of saturated chestnut, passing 

 with obscure undulations into a deeper tint, is variegated uniformly 

 with very numerous short longitudinal lines of a yellowish tawny 

 colour. This appearance, which is characteristic of all Herpestes, is 

 produced by alternate bands of tawny and brown, of different shades 

 on the separate hairs. This tint is uniform on the whole surface, ex- 



