80 MR. 0. THOMAS ON THE [Jan. 3, 
Skull. Basi- 
Palate- Palate- Inc. to cranial 
Length. Breadth. length. breadth. cross line. axis. 
am iNatal. .s50. 11°82 113 ‘90 63 ‘61 65 
DANE Daca use de, ak ae *86 61 “60 — 
Of this species, the smallest of all the Mungooses, Dr. Sundevall 
obtained in the typical series a considerable number of specimens; 
but, curiously enough, no others have come to any of the Museums 
that I have seen, except specimen & measured above, which was ob- 
tained from Natal through a dealer. However, Dr. Sundevall dis- 
tributed specimens so freely, that there are some of his original speci- 
mens of this species in most of the larger European Museums. 
2. HELOGALE UNDULATA. 
* Herpestes undulatus, Peters, Reise n. Mossambique, p. 114, Taf. 
xxv. (animal and skull) (1852). 
Hab. East Africa (Mozambique, Peters; Taita, Hildebrande). 
Size, compared with that of most Herpeste, small, though slightly 
larger than Helogale parvula. Form slender. ail rather shorter 
than the body without the head. General colour grizzled rufous, 
the longer hairs annulated with black and white ; underfur for basal 
portion grey, terminal portion red. Neck, belly, and legs rich 
rufous, with less black grizzling. Tail coloured like back, no black tip. 
Skull asin H. parvula, but larger, and the last molar smaller in 
proportion ; dental percentage about 70. 
Dimensions. 
Head and body, Tail. Hind foot. 
a. Type, Mozambique (Peters) 9°4 6°7 1°56 
6. Taita (Hildebrandt)........ 99 Or4 1°48 
Shull. Palate- Palate- Ince. to 
Length. Breadth. length. breadth. cross line. 
@,. Taite,. . 13 pes 20 1:24 99 68 65 
This species may be readily distinguished from H. parvula by its 
larger size and its bright rufous belly and underside of neck, these 
parts in JZ. parvula being a dull grizzled brown. I only know of the 
two specimens of which the dimensions are given above ; so that I 
am not in a position to state what the full range of this form is. 
Dr. Peters states that H. undulata is particularly fond of eggs, 
which it breaks by throwing them with its fore legs through its hind 
ones against a wall. 
Molars of Helogale. 
H, parvula. P.M‘. M*. __ Percentage. 
Gs oss ann conn 5 SND 4:0 80 
b o'velacala Shed iQhe O° 2 4°] 79 
Hi. undetgen , 
Qe Bile sis acs aoe 4°6,..-.4Das BL. 
