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neath ; the tip is white. On the forehead two streaks 

 running from the inner angle of the eye, proceed to behind 

 the ears, and the space between is filled up with small 

 spots. The outside of the ears is black, with a white spot. 

 From the external angle of the eye two black streaks with 

 a white space between, running to below the ears; and on 

 the throat, two black streaks in broken forms go down- 

 wards to the breast, with some spots between. 



" No. 2 is about the same size as the last, but the rufous 

 covers a larger space on the back and hams. The spots on 

 the shoulders are more numerous and smaller. There is 

 one large spot on the cheek, and four or five small open 

 chainlike spots on the hams. There are no specks within 

 the large streaks. 



" These are both from South America. I have examined 

 several of them alive, and about twelve in a stuffed form. 



" I incline to think that one (or both) of these (if varieties) 

 must be the Chibi-gouazou of Azara. The word is South 

 American, where these animals are found. I believe Nos, 

 1 and 2 to be South American, and Nos. 3 and 4 Mexican, 

 though I do not mean to assert that each may not be found 

 in the country of the other ; and if this be so, Azara's ap- 

 pellative seems most likely to belong to the former. 



" No. 3 is smaller, with the nose, forehead, neck, back, 

 shoulders, fore part of fore legs, and rump ashy mixed with 

 ochery. The streak from the inner angle of the eyes to 

 the ears has only one row of spots within it. The long 

 open spots on the neck and back are shorter, less diverging, 

 fulvous within, but without any spot on the fulvous. On 

 the fore legs only there are a few large spots ; on the hams 

 there are some round, open, and a few small black wavy 

 spots. The tail is altogether, or nearly, fulvous, ringed 

 with black, with the tip white. There is a black ring round 

 the eyes, and a streak down each side of the nose ; a large 

 spot on the cheek, and two bars, with white between them, 



