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Herpestes elliott, Blyth, 1851. Carnatic. Synonymous with true 
smith. 
Herpestes rubiginosus, Kelaart, 1852. nec Crossarchus rubiginosus, 
Wagn. The Ceylon form. Name invalid. 
Herpestes jerdoni, Gray, 1864. The co-types, which were sent to 
the Museum by Jerdon, are apparently the same specimens 
as those from the ‘“‘ Eastern Ghats inland of Nellore” on 
which also was founded— 
Herpestes monticolus, Jerd., 1867. Co-types and locality as last, 
Herpestes torquatus, (Ell. M. 8.) Jerd. Mamm. Ind. p. 136, 1867. 
From Carnatic ; same as smithiz. 
Of these names therefore smithi, elliott and torquatus all refer 
to the form of Western Peninsular India, jerdont and monticolus to 
that of the Western Ghats, the invalid rzbiginosus, Kel., to the Ceylon 
race, while neither thysanurus nor rubiginosus, Waegn., have anything 
to do with the present group. 
The following synopsis will give a clue to the races I should propose 
to recognise :— 
A.—General colour darker and browner. A considerable number 
of hairs on body and limbs tippec with rufous. 
a. Size averaging largest, though bulle generally smaller 
than in next. Colour more richly rufous, the legs 
noticeably reddish. 
Ceylon. 1. H. s. zeylanius, subsp. n. 
b. Size averaging less than a, but bulle generally larger. 
Colour dark, with less rufous tipping, the legs not 
conspicuously reddish, though the ankles often are. 
Central and Western Continental India, from 
Hoshangabad southwards to the Nilgiris. 
2. H.s. smithu, Gray. 
c. Size decidedly smaller ; colour as in b. 
N. HE. Rajputana. 3 ZH. s. rusanus, subsp. n. 
B.—General colour paler and greyer. Hardly any hairs, except on 
head and fore quarters, tipped with rufous. 
d. General colour drabby greyish. Skull normal. 
Kastern Ghats. 4 H. s. jerdoni, Gray. 
e. General colour clear grizzled grey. Hairs of tail 
below tipped with yellowish. Skull usually depressed 
in posterior frontal region. 
S. W. Rajputana ; Bengal. 5. H.s. canens, subsp. n. 
urther notes on new forms— 
Herpestes smithii zeylanius. 
A large strongly coloured animal with a maximum number of reddish 
tipped hairs. Outer sides of hips and legs rich reddish, the red fading 
oe a and passing into the blackish brown of the terminal half of 
the foot. 
