550 DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE VIVERRIDE. [Nov. 8, 
5. HERPESTES NUMIDIANUS. B.M. 
Herpestes numidianus, F. Cuvier, Mamm. Lith. t.; Verreaux, MS. 
Like H. ichneumon, but blacker; the rings of the hairs very di- 
stinct ; throat, legs, and feet black. 
Hab. Numidia (Verreauc). 
6. HERPESTES MADAGASCARIENSIS. 
Ichneumon madagascariensis, A. Smith, 8. African Quart. Journ. 
“* Hair of the head, throat, breast, belly, and lower part of the ex- 
tremities short, that of the other parts longer. The colour of the 
upper and lateral parts of head and of lower parts of extremities 
brown red freely speckled with black and white; the upper and 
lateral parts of the neck, body, and the whole of the tail speckled, 
being black, brown red and pale reddish white, each hair annulated 
with these three colours, which are darkest upon the back ; throat 
and lower part of the neck pale tawny ; breast, belly, and inner side 
of extremities dirty pale rufous, speckled with white ; woolly hair 
yellowish white; tail rather thick towards the root, very slender at 
the point ; outer surface of ears thickly covered with short brownish- 
yellow hairs, immer surface more thickly with a dull tawny sort ; 
whiskers black ; nails dark horn-colour. Length of body and head 
152 inches, of tail 14 inches. 
“* Hab. Madagascar (A. Smith). 
“Size and form of H. caffer, but colours much lighter; and 
when placed side by side, various other differences are evident.” 
7. ? HERPESTES BENNETTII. 
Red brown, slightly grizzled with whitish ; tail rather depressed, 
underside pale red, tip black-pencilled. 
Herpestes bennettii, Gray, Loudon’s Mag. N. H. i. 578. 
Hab. Madagascar (Mus. Zool. Soc.). Specimen not to be found. 
8. HERPESTES JERDONII. - BM. 
Grey, closely and broadly white-ringed ; the head darker; the 
feet darker brown, only slightly annulated ; tail conical, with a black 
pencil of elongated, flaccid, black hairs. 
Hab. Asia: Madras (Jerdon, 1846). 
This is very like H. ichneumon, but rather paler. 
Length of head and body 19 inches, of tail 17. 
Skull (aged) elongated; orbit complete. The false grinders 3/4 ; 
the front very small; the second and third triangular, with an in- 
ternal lobe. The flesh-tooth narrow, elongate; outer edge much 
longer than the width of the front margin; internal lobe small, slen- 
der, on the front edge. Tubercular transverse ; first triangular, very 
short and broad, outer edge oblique, inner part very narrow, acute ; 
second very small, oblong. The hinder part of the palate contracted, 
with a small wing on each side on the upper, and with an acute keel 
on each side of the lower edge, ending in a long process behind, with 
