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of rocks on the open flats. Occasionally seen in the daytime, 

 amongst the bushes on the fiats, where tliey were sunning 

 themselves when disturbed." — 0. H. B. G. 



8. Genetta felina Tlaunb. 



c? . 450, 534. 2 ■ 440. Klipfontein. 



" ' Misselj^at-kat ' of the Dutch. 



" Not by any means common. Frequenting the deeyier and 

 rougher kloofs, where large rocks and the thickest bush prevails. 

 Never seen during the day and trapped only at night. Apparently 

 feeds principally on beetles and other insects." — 0. H. B. G. 



9. Herpestes ruddi Thos. (Plate VI. fig. 1.) 



Herpestes ruddi, Thos. Ann. Mag. N. H. (7) xii. p. 465, (1903). 



S. 439, 508, 418, 507, 511, 406, 471, 474, 467, 527, 523. 

 $ . 411, 407, 448, 494, 526, 533. Klipfontein. 



This handsome animal has already been described, and we now 

 give a figure of it. 



The discovery of so distinct a cai'nivoi'e within the boundaries 

 of Cape Colony is a striking example of the incompleteness of our 

 present knowledge of mammals genei-ally, and the value of such 

 systematic surveys as that which Mr. Rudd has enabled Mr. Grant 

 to cany on. 



" ' Commy-jee-baat muishond' of the Dutch. 'T^eep'* of the 

 Namaqualand Hottentots . 



" Extremely common. Yeiy difficult to avoid trapping them, 

 as they are neaiiy always the fii'st animals caught when ti-aps ai-e 

 placed in a new spot. Frequenting kloofs, mountains, and the 

 dry river-beds near clumps of i-ocks, in fact wherever there is 

 sufficient cover. Sometimes seen in the daytime on the hunt in 

 the big krantzes and larger kloofs. Food apparently consists of 

 beetles &c., although I believe they destroy numbers of young 

 dassies. Often taken in pairs." — C. H. B, G. 



10. Cynictis penicillata pallidior Thos. &, Schw. 



Cynictis penicillata jmUidior Thos. & tSchw. Abstr. P. Z S 

 1904, no. 2, p. 5 (Feb. 9th). 



J . 399, 415, 419. $ . 404, 405. Klipfontein. 



Similar to the typical C. petdciUata but lighter throughout. 



Central area of back " buff-yellow " of Ridgway compared with 

 the "ochre-yellow" of the Cape form, the flanks rather lighter ; 

 under svxrface dull " cream-colour " ; head like back, cheeks and 

 neck much lighter than in penicillata, grizzled whitish. Back of 

 ears in most specimens prominently dai-k bi'own, contiusting with 

 the general colour of the head ; a postauricular patch light 

 yellow, not grizzled ; fore limbs as in penicillata ; under surface of 

 hind limbs creamy white instead of " ochre-yellow," hind feet 

 light creamy yellow. Tail about two-thirds as long as the head 



* " T'^^ " stands for a click. 



