SPECIES OF MAMMALIA, 



white band, joined to that of the back ; rest of the body 

 brown, more or less deep, with two small white spots on 

 the shoulders and belly. 



Var. q. The Chinche of Feuillee, Journal du P. Feuillee, 

 1714. With two white stripes, terminating on the sides. 



Var. r. Mephitis interrupta, Rafinesque. Brown, with 

 two short white parallel rays on the head, and eight upon 

 the back, of which four are equal and parallel, and four 

 rectangular, and placed in opposite directions. 



Var. s. Chinga, Molina. With a band of round white 

 spots on the back. 



Var. t. Mephitic Weasel of Bengal. Shaw's Gen. Zool. 

 1st part. Two spots on the head, four M'hite dorsal stripes, 

 and tail furry. 



359. 2. 31. Meliceps (Telagon.) Deep brown, especially 

 on the upper part ; forehead marked with a white spot, 

 which is extended into a dorsal line ; length of the body 

 and head sixteen inches ; tail one inch. 



Mephitis Javanensis, Desm. Mam. 187. Myadeus 

 Meliceps, Horsf. Zool. Resch. vi. Rajffles. Telagon, 

 F. Cuvier, Mam. Lithog. 27. 



Telagon, Raffles. Lin. Trans, xiii. Telagon, F. Cuv. 

 Mam. Lithog. xxvii. 



Icon. Horsf. Zool. Resch. vi., and head. F. Cuvier 

 Mam. Lithog. xxviii. 



Inhabits Java. 



Obs. Dr. Horsfield makes a distinct genus of this, under 

 the name Myadeus. 



III. LuTRA. Ray. Head large, flattish. Ears short. 

 False grinders, |4 ; the lower great carnivorous tooth, with 

 two points on its outer side ; toes webbed, nails crooked. Tail 

 slightly flattened horizontally. 



360. 1. L. Vulgaris (the Common Otter.) Brown above; 



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