HERPESTES. 257 



Distribution. — Africa, south of the Sahara. 



Herpestes galera. 



Mustela galera, Erxleben Sysl. Reg. Anim., p. 453 (1777). 



Viverra nems, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 160 (1792)*. 



Mustela afra, Kerr Linn. Anim. Kingd., p. 175 (1792)*. 



Ichneumon galera et major, Is. Geoff. St. Hit. Descrip. Egypt Hist. Nat., 



ii, p. 139 (1813). 

 Atilax vansire, F. Cuvier Hist. Nat. Mamm., Iivr. liv (1826). 

 Herpestes paludinosus, G. Cuvier Regne Anim,, 2nd ed., i, p. 158 (1829). 

 Mangusta urinatrix, A. Smith Zoot. Journ., iv, p. 437 (1829). 

 Herpestes pluto, Temminck Esguis. Zool., p. 95- ('853). 

 Herpestes loempo, Gray P. Z. S., p. Sfii (1864). 

 Athylax vansire et paludosus. Gray P.Z. S., p. 557 {1864). 

 Athylax robustus. Gray P. Z. S., p, 558 (1864). 

 Herpestes paludosus, Blyth Cat. no. 169, p. 52 (1863). 

 Herpestes galera, Thomas P. Z. S., p. 72 (1882). 



Distribution. — Africa, south of the Sahara. 



a. Stuffed South Africa E. L. Layard, 1859, A.S. B. 



Herpestes gracilis. 



Herpestes gracilis, RUppel N. Wirbelth., p. 29, pi. viii, fig. 2 (1835) ; 



Thomas P. Z. S., 1882, p. 68. 

 Herpestes mutgigella, RUppel t. c, p. 29, pi. ix, fig. I (1835) ; Blanford 



Abyssinia, p. 234. 

 Cynictis melanurus, Martin P. Z. S., p. 56 (1836). 

 Ichneumon ratlamuchi et cawi, A. Smith App. Rep, S, Afr. Exp., p. 42 



(1836)*. 

 Ichneumia nigricaudatus, Is Geoff. St. Hit. Mag. de Zool., p. 18 (1839) . 

 Herpestes ochraceus, Gray P. Z.S., p. 138, pi. viii (1848). 

 Herpestes badius, A. Smith S. African Zool., pi. iy. (1849). 

 Herpestes galinieri, Guerin Ferret,and Galinier Voy. Abyss. Atlas Zool., 



pi. i (1S50)*. 

 Herpestes ornatus, Peters Reise nach Mossambique Mamm., p. itj,p\. 



xxvi (1852). 

 Herpestes ochromelas, Pucheran Rev. Mag. Zool. (2) vii, p. 393 (1855). 

 Herpestes iodoprymnus, Heuglin Nova Acta Acad. Leop. Caro., xxix, 



p. 23 (1861). 

 Herpestes adailensis, Heuglin Peterm. Mitih., p. 17 (1861). 

 Calogale granti. Gray P.Z.S, p. 561 (1864). 

 Calogale venatica. Gray i. c, p. 563 (1864). 

 Galerella ochracea. Gray t. c, p. 564 (1864). 

 Herpestes mutscheltschela, Heuglin Reise N. 0. Afriha, ii, p. 43 {1877)*. 



Distribution. — Africa, south of the Sahara. 



a. Skin ? Adegrat Tigre, Abyssinia, W. T. Blanford, 1868. 



8,000 ft. 



