SYNOPSIS OP THE 



Louisiane. Male black; female black, bordered with 

 white. 



Var. f. The Orthula of Mexico, Fernandez, Hist. Nouv. 

 Hisp. Black and white, with yellow in some parts. 



Var. g. The Tepemaxtla of the same. Without any yel- 

 low ; tail annulated black and white. 



Var. h. The Atok or Zorra of Quito, Gulo Quitensis, 

 Humboldt. Body marked with two white stripes ; tail 

 mixed black and white ; tongue aculeated. Annals of 

 Nature. 



Var. i. The Ysquiepatl of Hernandez. Marked with 

 several white stripes. 



Var. k. The Polecat of Catesby's Carolina, tab. 62. 

 Nine white stripes. 



Var. 1. Conepate of Buffon, t. 13. pi. 40. Six white 

 stripes. 



The Baron Cuvier thinks that this figure is made up 

 from that of Catesby. 



Var. m. The Cowepa^Z of Hernandez. Two white stripes 

 on the tail only. 



Var. n. The Mapurito of Mutis, Act. Holm. 1769, the 

 Viverra Mapurito of Gmelin, and Glouton Mapurito of 

 Humboldt, Observ. Zool. One white stripe commencing 

 on the forehead, and terminating half down the back. Tail 

 white at its extremity. 



Var. o. Moufette de Chili, Buff. Sup. t. 7. pi. 57, 

 M. Chiliensis Geoff. Diet, des Sciences Nat. pi. 19. fig. 1. 

 Fur brown red, with two white stripes on the sides of the 

 boriy uniting in the form of a crescent behind the head ; 

 tail white and brown. 



Var. p. The Chinche of Buff. t. 13. pi. 39, Viverra 

 Mephitis, Gm. Two white stripes very wide, and large 

 toward their posterior termination ; tail with long white 

 hairs, mixed with a few black; forehead with a longitudinal 



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