94: MAMMALIA. 
tem of the Dog and not that of the Hyena; a long and thin form; 
the fur mottled, with white and fawn colour, grey and black; size of 
the Wolf, large ears with black tips, &c. It is gregarious, and fre- 
quently approaches Cape Town, devastating its environs. 
VIVERRA. 
The Civets have three false molars above and four below, the anterior 
of which sometimes fall out; two tolerably large tuberculous teeth above, 
one only below, and two tubercles projecting forwards on the inner side 
of the inferior carnivorous, the rest of that tooth being more or less tuber- 
culous. The tongue is bristled with sharp and rough papilla. Their 
claws are more or less raised as they walk, and near the anus is a pouch 
more or less deep, where an unctuous and frequently an odorous matter 
oozes from peculiar glands. They are divided into four subgenera. 
Viverra, Cuv. 
In the true Civets the deep pouch situated between the anus and the 
organ of generation, and divided into two sacs, is filled with an abundant 
pommade of a strong musky odour, secreted by glands which surround the 
pouch. This substance is an article of commerce, and is used by the per- 
fumers. It was more employed when musk and ambergris were un- 
known. The pupil of the eye remains round during the day, and their 
claws are only semi-retractile. 
V. civetta, L.; Buff. IX, xxxiv. (The Civet). Ash-coloured, 
irregularly barred and spotted with black; the tail less than the 
body, black towards the end, with four. or five rings near its base; 
two black bands encircling the throat, and one surrounding the face ; 
a mane along the whole length of the spine and tail that bristles up 
at the will of the animal. From the hottest parts of Africa. 
V. zibetha, L.; Buff. IX. xxxi. (The Zibet). Ash-coloured, 
spotted with black; black half-rings on the whole tail; black bands 
on the sides of the neck; no mane. From the East Indies. 
GENETTA, Cuv. 
In the Genets the pouch is reduced to a slight depression formed by 
the projection of the glands, and has scarcely any visible excretion, al- 
though an odour is diffused from it that is very perceptible. In the light 
the pupil forms a vertical fissure, and the nails are completely retractile, 
as in the Cat. 
V. genetta, L. (The Common Genet). Grey, spotted with brown 
or black, the muzzle blackish; white spots on the eye-brows, cheeks, 
and each side of the end of the nose; tail the length of the body, 
annulated with black and white, the black rings being from nine to 
eleven in number. Found from the south of France to the Cape of 
Good Hope, differing in the size and number of the spots in the 
bands along the shoulder and neck, as well as in the lines on the 
nape of the neck, &c.*. It frequents the edges of brooks, near 
springs, &c. The skin forms an important article of trade. 
* The best figure of a Genet is that given by Pennant, Synops. No. 172, Hist. 
