624 MR. O. THOMAS ON A NEW MUNGOOSE. [DeC. 3. 



length 105 ; greatest breadth 52 ; nasals, length in middle line 28, 

 greatest breadth 1 1 ; interorbital breadth 22*5, intertemporal breadth 

 21*5 ; palate, length 67, to cross line 41 ; basi-crauial axis 33'5 ; 

 basi-facial axis 725 ; facial index 217. 



Teeth. F;, horizontal length 6- 1 ; p^, length 6'3 ; p^, external length 

 7*4, anterior breadth 7'7, greatest diameter 10-3 ; ^, length 60, 

 breadth 9-5 ; m^, length 4-8, breadth 8*2; J^, length 7*0 ; ^\ 8-3 ; 

 m\ 8-4; m^ 8-1. 



Skeleton. Scapula, length 69, breadth 34 ; length of humerus 99, 

 radius 93, ulna 111, pelvic bone 88, femur 110, tibia 125, fibula 1 16, 

 calcaneum 35, longest metatarsal bone 59*5. 



EXPLANATION OP PLATE LXII. 



Fig. 1. Herpestes grandis. Upper view of skull. 



2, 3. Upper and lower jaws of ditto, buccal aspect. 

 4, .5. Last three lower teeth of ditto (i3, mi, and vo?), external and buccal 

 aspects. 



