74 FELID.E.——HERPESTES. 
The Brown Icuonevmon. Herpestes fuscus. 
*a. Skull. India. From the Zoological Society’s Collection. 
Dr. Surrn’s Icnnevmon. Herpestes smithii. 
Cervical vertebre.............. vA 
DOrSAl) a.5 ses. ye. hdd eG aurea 13 
Lumbar ......... cee ees 7 
Daeral. si5 casket oes eae aon 3 
Caudal viva yack yaw ewe vara 3 30 
*a, Ceylon (imperfect skeleton). From the Zoological Society’s 
Collection. 
b. Skull, From the Zoological Society’s Collection. 
The Carz Icunzvmon. Herpestes paludosus. 
Cervical vertebrae..... 0.0... 0005 7 
Dorsal) ccicswns db de BH Heke eae 14 
Lumbar s4cee eee ean 3 rae 6 
Saeral ssa a care aue cue oe 3 
Caudal. <cncccnest akeeeem aa ee 24 
a. Skull. Cape of Good Hope. 
6. Skeleton. 
*¢, Skull. 
d. Skull. Gambia. From the Zoological Society’s Collection, as 
Herpestes wrinatriz, A. Smith. 
e. Skull. From the Zoological Society’s Collection. 
The SHorr-raitep Icunzumen. Herpestes brachyurus. 
Gray, Voy. of the Samarang, no. 5. pl. 4. figs. 1-3, 1849 (skull). 
Mangusta brachyura, Blainv., Ost. Atl. G. Viverra, pl. 6 (lower jaw). 
*a, Skull. Malacca. The specimen figured in the ‘ Voyage of the 
Samarang.’ 
b, c. Skulls. From the Zoological Socicty’s Collection. 
The Hatr-cortarep Icuneumon. .Herpestes semitorquatus. 
Gray, Voy. of the Samarang, no. 5. pl. 3. figs. 1-3 (1849). 
*q, Skull. Borneo. The specimen figured in the ‘ Voyage of the 
Samarang.’ 
The Hicntanp Nyvuna. Herpestes nepalensis. 
a. Skeleton (imperfect). Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 
b. Skull (imperfect). Nepal. Presented by B. Il. Hodgson, Esq. 
c. Skull. India. Presented by 8. Sotheby, Esq. 
d, Skull, India. Presented by T. Ingall, Esq. 
