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had eaten a geibil (T. swaythlingi) and a rat (i^. c, microdon). 

 In the stomach of another was the tail of a rat, the uni<lentifiable 

 foot of a small bird, the body and limbs of a frog (liana sp.), and 

 many kinds of insects mucli chewed. Yet another held a single 

 lat (7t. c. mio'odon). 



'i'hree species of flea were taken from tliree individuals (viz., 

 Kchidnopsis galllnaceus, Ghhnairo[)sylla polls, and Clenocepkaliis 

 fells). Ticks [Ilaiinaphysalls leacM) were found on three genets, 

 and nematodes (Ascarls sp., females) were also taken. 



Geneita stuulmanni stuhlmanni ISklatsch. ' 



Nilili in Kisiikuma. 



A single immature male (240. 230. 80. 33 mm.) twelve feet up 

 in a bush on the banks of the Simiyu Iliver at Sagayo in mid- 

 morning. Fleas (Ctenocephalus felis) and ticks (Ilceiiiaphysalls 

 leachi var.) in its fur, and ascarids came wriggling from its mouth 

 just after death. These worms were all females and not refei-- 

 able to Iklascarls, but may indicate a new species (Spaul). 

 Adult genets wei'e seen in the neighbourhood of kopjes on two 

 occasions. 



HeRPESTES (CALOaALB) FLAVIYENTRIS Matsch. 



On three occasions examples of this Mungoose were seen 

 liunting in daylight on kopjes at Sagayo ; they reminded one 

 strongly of feiTets in the way they explored crevices and re- 

 appeared in unexpected openings. 



S . 350. 280. 52. 20 mm. $ . 332. 260. 25. 15 mm. The male 

 had eaten a rat (Ji. c. mlo'odon) ; the female, which was gin- 

 ti'apped among the rocks, is in the Game l^ept. collection. 



HeRPESTES (CALOGAIiE) GRANTI Gray. 



A female from Usshora had been killed by a native in his fowl- 

 house. I sfiw one of these mungoose in association with //. g. 

 laclemannl Mats, in a ravine at Mbulu's, another day a pair were 

 hunting together over a rocky kopje. What I took to be a male 

 had a black tail-tuft, not ochraceous as in the female. 



2 . 350. 290. 60. 20 mm. It had three fleas {Ctenocephalus 

 fells) in its fur. 



HERPESTES (Calogale) melanukus rufescexs Loretiz. 



A male killed at Zanzibar on 12. viii.l6 was presented to the 

 writer by Dr. Aders, F.Z.S. 



HeRPESTES (OaLOGALE) GRACILIS LADEMANNI Matscll. 



Known as Kiniboo in Kinyaturu, and Chonja (?) in Kisnkuma. 



A single male (350. 280. 60. 30 mm.) from Mbulu's was driven 

 by my collector out of a ravine between kopjes in thorn-bush 

 steppe. Two were seen on different occasions at Mtali's and yet 



