MAMMALIA — CIVET. 



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THE ZIBET,! 



Which differs from the civet, in having a body longer and less thick, a snout 

 flatter, more slender, and somewhat concave at the upper part ; its hair is 

 much shorter and softer ; it has no mane, no black under the eyes, or upon 

 the cheeks. All these characteristics are peculiar to, and very remarkable 

 in, the civet. 



THE JAVANESE CIVET2 



Differs considerably from the common civet. The body, narrow, com- 

 pressed, and higher behind than before, is from fifteen to eighteen inches 

 long. The back is strongly arched. The muzzle is narrow and tapering; 

 the ears short and rounded ; the profile forms a perfectly straight line ; the 

 tail, tapering gradually to the tip, is as long as the body, and is marked 

 with eight or nine broad, black rings, which alternate with as many of a 

 grayish hue. A much lighter gray than that of the civet composes the 

 ground color ; there is a broad, longitudinal dorsal line of black, and on 

 each side two or three narrower black lines, consisting of confluent spots. 

 Over the rest of the body these spots are thickly but rather irregularly scat- 

 tered, so as to constitute a series of flexuous, dotted lines. The side of the 

 neck above is occupied by a deep, longitudinal black line, and, below, there 

 is a second, which is more obliquely placed. The head is grayish, and has 

 no spots; and the legs are externally black. 



' V. zibetha, Lin. 



2 V. Rasse, Hohsf. 



