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The type specimens of Temminck's Herpestes pluto are all mounted and could there- 

 fore, of course, not be sent, especially during the now prevailing conditions, but Dr. van 

 OoRT kindly sent me »den Balg eines Liberia-Exemplares, welches ganz mit den Typen 

 von der Goldkiiste tibereinstimmt ». This accordance is also corroborated by thie shape 

 of the upper canines of the Liberia specimen which have the same anterior and posterior 

 edges, and flutings as Temminck's types, p^ is present on both sides. 



The general colour of this Liberia Mtingoose is dark brown, somewhat darker than 

 the darkest shade of Datjthenay's »chocolate» (Rep. de Coul. 343, 4). The legs and 

 feet have this colout quite uniform. On the body it is somewhat modified by the under- 

 fur which shines through and has a lighter colour similar to Dauthenay's »burnt umber » 

 (304, 1). The long hairs are also provided with small buffish rings partly subterminal, 

 but partly on the proximal portion of the hairs as well, the latter do not, however, differ 

 from the former. On the neck these rings are m(jre numerous and still more so on the 

 head, where the rings become more whitish and produce a more grizzled appearance. 

 The throat is snuff brown, the upper side and tip of tail black. 



In the R. Swedish Nat. Hist. Museum are kept some Marsh Mungooses collected 

 by my friend, Mr. Gunnak Linnell at Cape Debundsha, Cameroon. These present a 

 somewhat different type from that of Temminck's pluto so that they cannot be referred 

 to that race. The following measurements indicate the cranial dimensions of two speci- 

 mens, to judge from the size, presumably male und female. 



Greatest length 



Condylolncisive length 



Basal length 



Zygomatic breadth 



InteForbital breadth 



Least postorbital breadth 



Length of nasals 



Distance from orbit to gnathion . . . 

 Palatal length from gnathion .... 

 Palate breadth outside p* (posteriorly) 

 Combined breadth of upper incisors . 



P' 



Longest diameter of p* 



Length on outer side of p* 



Transverse diameter of p* 



Back of m' to front of canine 

 Length of lower jaw .... 



117 ni 



110 



103 



55,6 



21,5 



15 



24 



40 



60,2 



35,2 



13 

 6,5X4,2 



10,9 

 9,8 

 7 

 9,2X7 

 6,1X3,7 



40 



76 



9 (?) old. 



108,8 m 

 103,5 



96 



54,5 



23 



17 



36 



56,5 



33,8 



6,4X4,2 



11,2 



9,4 



7,1 

 9,6X6,3 

 6,4X3,7 

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A small p^ is present on both sides in the male skull, in the presumed female it is 

 present on one side, but has probably been lost on the other side as the diastema is 



' The animal has apparently in lifetime lost the upper incisors except one of the lateral ones, and the alveoles 

 are abolished. This measurement is therefore possibly a little too short. 



