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terminal hair. It is clearly distinguished from the other Indian species 

 by the character of the hair of the body and tail, which is long, harsh, 

 bristly, not closely applied, but diffuse, and marked with numerous 

 rings of alternate brown and yellow. The general colour of the body 

 is varied with rich red brown and hoary yellow : the ears, face, and 

 limbs, redder; the neck and body below, pure pale yellow. Both 

 this and the last species affect the cultivated fields when the crops 

 are standing, and the grass, after the crops are down. They live in 

 burrows of their own making, and the structure of their extremities is 

 fossorial, but not typically so ; the nails being suited also to climbing 

 trees, at which the animals are sufficiently expert." (Hodgson, Journ. 

 As. Soc. Beng. V. p. 236.) 



Genus URVA, Hodgso?i, Gray, et al. 



GULO, Hodgson, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. V. p. 238. 

 MESOBEMA, Hodgson, Classified Catal. of Nepal Mamm., 



Journ. As. Soc. Beng. X. p. 910. Calc. J. N. H. 



IV. p. 287. 



114. URVA CANCRIVORA, Hodgson, Journ. As. Soc. 

 Beng. VI. p. 561. Gray, Catal. Mamm. Br. Mus. p. 50. 

 Catal? Hodgs. Collect, p. 8. 



Mesobema (olim Urva) cancrivora, Hodgs. Classif. Catal. 



of Nepal Mamm., Journ. As. Soc. Beng. X. p. 910. 



Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. II. p. 214; IV. p. 287. 

 Gulo urva, Hodgson, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. V. p. 238. 



Calc. Journ. Nat. Hist. II. p. 458, with a figure. 

 ? Viverra ? fusca, Gray and Hardw., Illust. Ind. Zoo/. /. 



pi. 5. 

 URVA, of the Nepalese, Hodgson. 



HAB. Central Northern regions, Hodgson. Afghanistan, 

 Griffith. Arakan, Blyth. 



A. Presented by General T. Hardwicke. 



B. Presented by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 



C. W. Griffiths's Collection from Afghanistan. 



D. A skin, not perfect. Presented by B. H. Hodg- 



son, Esq. 



E. An imperfect skin, with a reddish aspect. Locality 



unknown. 

 The first authentic account of this animal is communicated by B. H. 



