io WROUGHTON, Collection of Mammals from Rhodesia. 



The specimens undoubtedly belong to the tigrina 

 group. Matschie in his monograph of the Genets separates 

 from that species a form under the name of mossambica, 

 which, geographically, is the nearest neighbour to the 

 present specimens ; he bases, however, on the width 

 of the black rings of the tail and of the dorsal spots, both 

 characters which are liable to vary with the " make up " of 

 the specimen. Messrs. Thomas & Schwann in a list of 

 mammals collected in the Zoutpansberg District of the 

 Transvaal in connection with the " Rudd Exploration," 

 describe a form closely allied to tigrina under the name 

 of letabtz* This form is said to have the tail longer than 

 the head and body, otherwise it agrees fairly closely with 

 the present specimens. Under the circumstances I think 

 it safer to place these specimens for the present, at any 

 rate, under the group name tigrina. 



" Very common throughout the country. 



" ' Cimba ' of the lake tribes and the Asenga, ' Nshimta ' 

 of the Alala." 



Mungos cafer. 

 Viverra cafra, Gmelin, Linn., " Syst. Nat.," vol. i, p. 85, 1789. 



Ca. 15 ? . Near Kapopo. Oct. 26, 1905. Alt. 4000. 



" A somewhat scarce species, though widely distri- 

 buted according to native accounts. 



" ' Nenga J of the Asenga, ' Chisakanenga ' of the 

 Alamba." 



Mungos gracilis. 



Herpestes gracilis, Riipp, " N. Wirb. Abyss.," p. 29, 1835. 



Ca. 7. Lichunio, near Petauke. April 11, 1905. Alt. 

 2000. 



Ca. 10. Mterize River, Loangvva district. July 25, 



1905. Alt. 1800. 



* P.Z.S., 1906, p. 578. 



