PARADOXimiTS. 



109 



Paradoxuriis strictus and P. quadriscriptus, Hode/x. A. M. N. H. ser. 2, 



xvi, pp. 105, 106 ; id. P.Z. S. 1856, p. 396, pis. xlvii, xlviii. 

 Paradoxurus fasciatus, Gray, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 536, 7iec Viverra 



fasciata, Desm. 

 I'aradoxiirus musang'a, Jerdon, Mam. p. 125, jmrtim ; Jihjth, Mam. 



Birds Burma, p. 26. 

 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, W. Blanf. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 794 ; 



Thomas, P. Z. 6'. 1886, p. 67. 



Bliondar, Baghdivikh, Peng.; Kyoung-ioon-haih, Kyoung-na-ga,Tiv\\'m. ; 

 Khahbo-palaing, Talaiii ; Sapo-mi-ai7ig, Karen : Miisang, or Mmaiig 

 Pdiidan, Malay. 



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Fig. 27.. 



-Parado.Tunis hermaphroditus. (From a drawing by Colonel Tiekell ; 

 position slightly altered.) 



Structure generally much as in the last. Tail more than three 

 quarters the length of the head and hody. Fur as a rule not so 

 long and ragged as in P. niger. Muzzle shorter ; upper sectorial 

 and molars larger, the former with a large inner lobe, and with 

 the margin i'rom the inner to the hinder lobe nearly or quite 

 straight. 



Colour. Brownish grey, sometimes ashy. Underfur, when pre- 

 sent, brownish, the longer hairs light brown or grey, occasionally 

 with black tips. The back is generally more or less distinctly 

 striped longitudinally, most distinctly when the fur is short, the 

 number of stripes varying and the lateral bands often replaced by 

 rows of spots. Feet and termhial portion of tail (often one half 

 or more) black ; tail-tip sometimes white. Usually there is a 

 distinct broad pale or whitish band across the forehead and in 

 front of the ears, and as a rule this band is not crossed by black 

 streaks, but sometimes there is a longitudhial black line in the 

 middle and another running back from each eye. Generally a 

 white or whitish spot occurs below the eye, and this spot some- 

 times is joined to the frontal band. The muzzle, including the 

 eyes, the top of the head, with the ears and sides of the neck, are 



