500 PROF. ST.-GEORGE MIVART ON THE ^LTJROIDEA. [JuilC 6, 



In the Genet the flattened papillae are larger, relatively, than 

 in the Civet. There is no median circumvallate papilla, but either 

 one elongate one, or two small ones on either side. There is no 

 patch of enlarged papillae on the dorsum, but those on the anterior 

 half of the part in front of the circumvallate papillae are generally 

 larger. A large free fold of mucous membrane projects horizontally 

 from the anterior part of the fraenum on either side of it. 



In Hemigalea there is a marked free fold of membrane, similar 

 to that of Genetta. There are three circumvallate papillae, one of 

 which is median in position, and they form together an angle open 

 forwards, not quite so obtuse as in the Civet. The flattened papillae 

 are small and inconspicuous, and there are no conspicuous fungiform 

 papillae. On the other hand, the conical papillae are specially modi- 

 fied on the anterior half of the tongue so as to form an oblong patch 

 of enlarged, but smooth papillae at that part. This patch, however, 

 is by no means so well defined a patch as that which exists in certain 

 other genera, e. g. Galidia, Herpestes, and Orossarchus. 



The tongue of Nandinia is like that of Viverra civetta, except it 

 is more pointed and has a relatively stouter hjtta. The fungiform 

 papillce, though scattered generally over its dorsum, are smaller and 

 less conspicuous. There are only two circumvallate papillce, there 

 being no median one. The flattened papillce are larger and more 

 conspicuous, but not so large as (though more close set than) in 

 Fells. 



Arctictis has a tongue like that of the Civet, except that there is 

 a greater difference of aspect between the anterior and the posterior 

 halves of its dorsum. On its anterior half the conical papillae are 

 more conspicuous ; and on its posterior half the fungiform papillae are 

 less so. Speaking generally, the fungiform papillae are conspicuous 

 and the conical papillae are small. There are seven or eight circum- 

 vallate papillce, which together form an angle of about 75°. The 

 flattened papillce are hardly so conspicuous as in Nandinia. 



In the specimen of Herpestes I examined there were only three 

 circumvallate papillce, and they were placed almost in a straight 

 transverse line. The flattened papillce were small and inconspicuous. 

 There was a very distinct patch of much enlarged so-called conical 

 papillce on the dorsum of the tongue, each of these papillae being 

 really flattened and having the appearance of having had its apex 

 cut off. Fungiform papillse were conspicuous, and scattered over the 

 dorsum between the patch of enlarged papillae and the circumvallate 

 ones. 



In Cynictis I found three very conspicuous circumvallate papillce, 

 which together form a right angle. Behind these are elongated 

 flattened papillce, but hardly so conspicuous as in Nandinia. There 

 is, on the anterior half of the dorsum, a. wide, rounded patch of 

 much enlarged conical papillce, which are really flattened in form, 

 and so disposed as to cause the patch to have the appearance of 

 being marked with a series of lines of the shape called " embattled " 

 in heraldry. Around this patch, and on the middle of the tongue 

 behind it, the papillae are very small, and amongst them certain 



