58 Remarks on an undescribed species of Civet. 



galensis, Gray, seems to be V. indica, Geof. It appears 

 probable therefore that naturalists have fallen into a mistake 

 in supposing V. zibetta to be an inhabitant of India, i. e. Hin- 

 dustan, and we shall probably be able to account for the 

 manner in which the error, if it be one, has arisen. 



In a collection of about 200 animals of different kinds re- 

 cently formed by the plant collectors employed by our friend 

 Mr. Griffith in the Kasyah mountains, is an animal which 

 corresponds partly with V. zibetta, Gm. in the distribution 

 of colour and size, but it has a shorter tail with only six 

 complete broad black rings, and a broad black band passing 

 below under the throat in addition to two black stripes 

 on either side of the neck. As this animal corresponds 

 nearly with the colour of the Zibeth, and is of the same size 

 and form, we may presume that it has been supposed to be 

 the same species. Without attempting to describe this 

 animal fully, we beg to offer a few more remarks regarding 

 its peculiarities. 



Throat white, with black band passing from the ear back- 

 wards under the neck, a second interrupted black band on 

 the side of the neck, and a third passing along either side of 

 the nape and descending in front of the shoulder with a 

 black streak along the spine, forming a short mane. There 

 are six broad black rings encircling the tail. Head grey, 

 with a dark spot on the base of the outer side of the external 

 ear, general colour grey, darker above than below. The sides 

 are streaked transversely, the streaks longitudinal on the 

 hind quarters and shoulders, becoming closer and darker 

 on the limbs, which are nearly black. The length of the 

 tail is thirteen inches, length from the tail to the snout 

 two feet nine inches. Height about thirteen and a half 

 inches. 



The tail of this animal is about the same length as that of 

 V. civetta, but the black rings which surround it are broad- 

 er, and this last peculiarity also removes it still farther 

 from V. zibetta; in which the rings on the tail are more 



