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dull greyish ochraceous-buff. Back heavily striped with three 

 clear black lines. Face, feet and end of tail black, basal half 

 of tail faintly banded. Ears black. Head and body about 

 22 inches. 



The Peninsula but only known from Trang. 



Genus Arctictis. 



Contains one species only. Tail truly prehensile ; ears 

 tufted ; soles naked ; claws short, semi-retractile : fur coarse 

 and long. In habits nocturnal, arboreal, omnivorous. 



33. Arctictis binturong, (Raffles). The Binturong or 

 Bear-Civet. Blanford, p. 118. 



Malay name " Binturong " or " Menurong." 



Black, grizzled with white or yellowish but mostly so on 

 limbs and face. Ears bordered with white, ear-tufts black. 

 Tail bushy and tapering. Head and body about 30 inches. 



Throughout the Peninsula. 



Genus Cynogale. 



One species only, an-aquatic member of the Yiverridae. 

 Feet webbed; muzzle broad; body stout; under-fur very dense 

 and soft ; numerous long and stiff white bristles growing from 

 muzzle, cheeks and from above eyes. Tail about one-fourth 

 the length of head and body. Teeth with long cusps. 



34.* Cynogale BENNETTii, Gray. The Cynogale or Otter- 

 Civet. Blanford, p. 119. 



Malay name " Musang babi." 



General colour dark reddish brown, the longer hairs with 

 whitish tips giving a speckled appearance to the body : head 

 and throat paler. Head and body about 26 inches, tail 8 

 inches. 



The Peninsula, south of Province Wellesley. 



Jour. Straits Branch 



