1885.] GENUS PARADOXURUS. 803 



not prolonged behind. Inner lobe of upper sectorial well developed. 

 The anterior upper true molar broader iuside than in the common 

 species, beins; nearly rectangular. 



Colour uniform duU rusty red or dull chestnut (as Blyth remarks, 

 very like that of the (common European Weasel), passing, however, 

 in some specimens {P. montanus or P. zeylanicus, \nv./uscus, Ke- 

 laart) into a browner tint. The fur and underfur of nearly the same 

 colour throughout ; no black tips to the fur. Faint longitudinal 

 dorsal streaks may be detected on many specimens. A white sub- 

 terminal band on the tail has been observed. Vibrissae whitish iu 

 dried skins, probably the same colour as the other hairs originally. 



Dimensions. A fully grown female, according to Kelaart, measured, 

 head and body 19 inches, tail 15'5, height 8. Skull 4' 15 inches long. 



Distribution. The island of Ceylon, apparently throughout, the 

 darker variety being from a considerable elevation. 



This species may at once be distinguished by its colour. The 

 dentition differs considerably from that of P. niger, the only other 

 kind found in Ceylon, and proves that the present is not a rufous 

 variety of that species. 



Synonymy. It has already been shown that this Paradoxurus 

 cannot be identified with Viverra zeylonensis, the colour being very 

 different. Gray's original P. zeylavicus was P. philippinensis, and 

 Kelaart appears to have been the first to apply the term P. zey- 

 lanicus to the present kind. Although F. Cuvier's name aureus 

 was given to a very young specimen, there is no other species known 

 to which the description '• couleur dun beau fauve dare uniform4- 

 ment repandu sur lout son corps" can apply. 



7. Paradoxurus grayi. 



Paradoxurus grayi, Bennett, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 118; Wagner, 

 Schreb. Saugeth. Suppl. ii. p. 340(1341) ; Horsfield, P. Z. S. 1856, 

 p. 39G; Blyth, Cat. Mam. Mus. A. S. p. 48 ; Cat. Mam. Birds 

 Burma, p. 26 ; Jerdon, Mammals of India, p. 128; ?Ball, Stray 

 Feathers, ii. p. 369. 



P. nipalensis, Hodgson, As. Res. xix. p. 76 (1836) ; J. A. S. B. 

 X. p. 909, xi. p. 279 ; Calc. Jour. Nat. Hist. iv. p. 287 ; Wagner, 

 Schreb. Saugeth. Supp. ii. p. 341 ; Schinz, Syn. Mam. i. p. 387. 



Paguma (jrayii, Gray, List Sp. Mam B. M. 1843, p. 54< ; Cat. 

 Hodgs. Coll. B. M. 1846, p. 9 ; 2nd ed. 1863, p. 5 ; Horsf. Cat. 

 Mam\ Mus. E. I. C. p. 66; Gray, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 541; Cat. 

 Carn. Mam. B. M. 1869, j). 73. 



Paradoxurus tytlerii, Tytler, J. A. S. B. xxxiii. p. 188 (1864). 



Larger than P. hermaphroditus. Tail about the same length as 

 the head and body. Fur varying in length but uniform, not ragged ; 

 woolly underfur frequently well developed. 



In the skull the constriction behind the postorbital process is less 

 than in the jireceding species, and the forehead between the orbits 

 more rounded. The bony palate runs back above the posterior nares 

 for 0'4 to O'O inch behind a line drawn through the hinder edge of 

 the posterior molars, and is deeply concave at the end. Teeth smaller 



