354. MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE MAMMALS OF ForRMosA. [Dec. 9 
ruary. This specimen, a female, has, just below the anus, an appa- 
ratus like a large swollen vagina, which I at first took for that organ ; 
but on further examination, the true vagina occurred a little above, 
also much swollen. The vagina-like apparatus, which is the musk- 
bag, is not deep, and possesses strong contracting-muscles. It was 
empty, but emitted a strong musky odour, which tainted the skin 
and the flesh of the entire animal. The beast measured 323 inches, 
of which the tail measured 13 inches. The eyes were well sunk 
in the inner corner of the sockets, and glared with hollow light, as 
do cats’ eyes, as well as those of many other animals of erepuscular 
habits. The stomach, on dissection, I found empty, and the ovary 
small. The Chinese eat the flesh of this animal; but a portion that 
I had cooked was so affected with the Civet odour, that I could not 
palate it.” 
6. Pacuma tarvata, J. E. Gray. Var. taivana. Chinese, Yu- 
meen-maou (Gem-faced Cat). 
There are two specimens in the British Museum of P. larvata, 
brought from China by Mr. Reeves. With these I have carefully 
compared our single specimen, an adult male. I note the following 
differences :—The ears in ours are smaller and rounder. Its tail is 
two inches shorter, and has only two inches of black tip, instead of 
half the tail being black; it is also much larger. Its general tints, 
again, are much darker. But as the colouring, the distribution of 
black and white on the face and neck, and the black feet agree en- 
tirely, I cannot but regard this as a strong insular variety of the 
Chinese form. The body of this animal I have brought home; so 
that the skeleton, as well as the skin, will shortly be open to scientific 
investigators at the British Museum. Dr. Giinther has kindly as- 
sisted me in dissecting the body, which I had preserved in spirits. I 
subjoin our notes upon it. 
“Testes outside abdominal cavity ; kidneys on the same level ; 
spleen very elongate and narrow. Stomach externally horseshoe- 
shaped ; the cardiac portion dilated, as broad as the fundus; the 
pyloric branch narrowed ; membrane of stomach and pyloric portion 
thickened ; stomach containing a few bones of birds, one wing of an 
hemipterous insect, and a large quantity of thick green berries with 
minute seeds (Ficus, sp.?). Small intestines 71 times as long as the 
trunk. Mesenterium with a very thin and broad layer of glandular 
substance accompanying the ductus choledochus. At the distance of 
two lengths of the trunk there is a large round patch of glands on the 
side of the wall of the intestines; at 2} lengths there occurs a second 
patch ; five others follow at rather long distances, the last being in 
the immediate neighbourhood of the cecal appendage ; this last is 
about four times the size of the others, and is of an oblong form. 
Czecum well developed, one inch long, including the processus ver- 
micularis. Rectum about the length of the trunk.” 
“© Liver divided into four lobes, each of which has one or two small 
notches. Gall-bladder oblong-ovate, firmly attached to the lower 
side of the middle Jobe. Tongue covered with a thick layer of in- 
