8 WROUGHTON, Collection of Mammals from Rhodesia. 



neavei. maarisca, sylvia. 



Greatest breadth 9 9 - 5 9 



Intertemporal breadth 56 5 5 '3 



Greatest depth 5 5 - 6 5*5 



The long tail and hind feet and long-snouted fiat 



skull, with huge anteorbital foramina, serve to distinguish 



this form from any other which I know. 



[Mellivora ratel (The African Ratel)]. 



" ' Chuuli,' of the Asenga. 



" This animal appears to be fairly common throughout 



the country, though I did not succeed in obtaining a 



specimen. The natives are somewhat afraid of it, and 



have a quaint idea that if it hears a man mention its 



name, it will become very savage and impossible to kill. 



It is said to feed largely upon honey and insects of many 



kinds." 



Ictonyx, sp. 



Ca. 17 c? . Fort Jameson. Jan. 15, 1906. 



The specimen has- neither label nor skull, and 

 identification is impossible. It is probably capensis, 

 Smith. 



" A species which preys largely on mice and rats which 

 it drives from their burrows by means of its stink glands. 



" ' Kashulira ' of the Asenga and Alala, ' Kanyembe ' 



of the Lake tribes." 



Lutra, sp. 

 " ' Katumbi ' of the Asenga." 



An otter of some species, probably L. capensis, occurs 

 sparingly in the rivers. It is reported to be very abund- 

 ant from near Lake Bangweolo. 



[Canis, sp. (Jackal)]. 

 " ' Nkandwe ' of most local tribes. 



" Occurs sparingly throughout the country. I only 

 saw one living specimen." 



