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MR. R. I. POCOCK ON THE 



since the Civets, Genets, and Palm Civets, with normal ears, are 

 either scansorial or terrestrial, but not fossorial *. In that case, 



Text-figvire 3. 



A. Head of Gynictis penicillata, from a spirit-specimen, with ear open. X f. 



B. „ Suricata suricatta, ,, „ „ ,, „ 



C. Ear of Mungos smithii, open. 



D. „ Suricata suricatta, closed. 



E. „ Cynictis ptnicillata, closed. 



v., upper valvular lamina ; s., supratragus (plica principalis), forming lower 

 valvular lamina; b., bursa; ad., antero-internal, a.e., antero-external, 

 /p.e., postero-external ridges. 



it seems to me possible that the method of closing the ear by 

 means of two laminse, as above described, may serve the purpose 



* Not ascertained in the case of the Galidictinse. 



