140 Dr. c, f. sonntag on the anatomy 



developed, and the development of the points varies as shown in 

 the following table : — 



g • Development Development 



P*^ ■ of patch. of points. 



Civetticiis civetta — — 



Viverra civetta + +• 



Viverricula malaccensis -1- + + 



Geneita felina ++ + 



,, tigrina ++ + 



Paradoxiorus larvatus + , + 



,, hermaphroditus + + 



Arctictis hinturong -f + 



Nandinia hinotata — — (text-fig. 21). 



Mungos ichneumon + -|- -f 



„ mungo ++ + + 



Atilax paludinosus +-1- + + + 



Galidia elegans ++ + 



Gynictis penicillata + + + + + 



Suricata tetradactyla + + 



Grossarchus ohscurus ++ + + + (text-fig, 22). 



The conical papillae have the usual direction, and increase in size 

 in the usual manner. They usually lie flat on the lateral borders, 

 but they project from them in Nandinia hinotata and Mungos 

 ichneumon. Behind the spinous patch they are not divisible 

 into central and lateral tracts as in the Felidae. The conical 

 papillas on the base of the tongue are usually small, and they are 

 close together or discrete. They are small and discrete in Nan- 

 dinia hinotata and Viverricula rnalaccensis ; but they are small 

 and close together in Mungos mungo, M. ichneumon, Givettictis 

 civetta, and Viverra civetta. They are large in Paradoxurus 

 larvatus, Genetta felina, Suricata tetradactyla, and Arctictis hin- 

 turong. 



No papillsB clavat£e are present. 



Lateral Organs are poorly developed or absent. Various 

 authors have described them in Fells domestica (19, 17, 7, 12, 31), 

 F. tigris (19), F. pardus (12), Viverra civetta (19), V. fusca (20), 

 Genetta tigrina (22), and Hycena striata (19). In my specimens 

 they were arranged as follows : — 



Family Felidae : — Organs absent in Felis leo, F. domestica, 

 F. sylvestris, F. caffra, F. caracal, F. hengalensis, F. nehulosa, and 

 F. pardalis. They are represented by slight fissures in F. par- 

 dus, F. coiicolor, F. viverrina, and Cyncelurus juhatus. 



Family Viverrid* : — Organs absent in all except Nandinia 

 hinotata, Viverra civetta, Gynictis 'penicillata, and Suricata tetra 

 dactyla. 



One or two foliate clefts are present in the Hyaenidae anc 

 Protelidse. 



Glands : — Lymphoid nodules and the orifices of ducts and pits 

 are scanty or absent on the base of the tongue. No apical gland 



