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nock in-egular in direcfcion, as in hrachijiinis. Legs, feet, 

 and tail blackisii brovvn. 



Skull of normal shape, with compavativoly long mnzzlf. 

 In the type the breadth across the outer corners of ^^m* does 

 not exceed the lenotli of the preniolar-niolar series. Teeth 

 comparatively light and delicate, the usual thickening of the 

 inner lobe of »t^ at a niinimuni. 



Dimensions of the type : — 



Hind foot (s. u.) (wet) 79 mm. Skull, gnathion t) back 

 of bulla 82; zygomatic l)readth -i&b; front of canine to back 

 of m' 33 ; breadtli between outer corners of carnassial 27'5 ; 

 length of carnassial on outer ed^-e 7"8. 



jHah. Sumatra. Type from Deli. 



Type. Adult female. H.M. no. 90.1.20.2. Collected 

 3rd November, 1888, by ^li-. Iverson. lieceived in exchange 

 from the Christiania Museum. 



Herpestes hrachyurus rajah. 



General colour dark blackish olivaceous, profusely ticked 

 with the minute subterminal buify rings on the hairs. Belly 

 black, without lighter tickings, this colour running forward 

 anteriorly along the lower side of the neck nearly to the level 

 of the ears, the hairs in this anterior region beino- all 

 definitely directed forwards. Head dull brown, interramia 

 lighter, but neither with any suffusion of rufous or ochraceous. 

 Tail coarsely grizzled black and |)ale buffy. 



Skull of normal shape; teeth of medium stoutness, de- 

 cidedly heavier than in snmatrius. 



Dimensions of type : — 



Hind foot (dry) 80 mm. Skull: condylo-basal length 

 81'5 ; zygomatic breadth 46*5; maxillary tooth-row 33; 

 breadth between outer corners of caruassials 28'5 ; length of 

 carruissial on outer edge 8*4. 



Hah. Sarawak. Type from Balinean, in lowlands. 



Type. Adult female. B.M. no. 5. 3. 1. 8. Original 

 number 16. Collected March 1903, and presented by 

 Herbert C Robinson, Esq. Other specimens received in 

 1876 from Mr. H. Low, and in 1878 Irom Governor H. T. 

 Ussher. 



Herpestes hrachyurus dyacorum. 



General coloration as in rajah, but the whole more or less 

 suffused with rutbus or ochraceous, the pale rings on the 

 dorsal hairs of the latter colour. Belly black, though with a 

 certain number of light ticked hairs, the dark colour running 

 I'orvvard on to the lower neck as in rajah, and the hairs being 



