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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 Bälg eines Liberia-Exemplares, welches ganz mit den Typen 

 von der Goldkiiste ubereinstimmt ». This accordance is also corroborated by the shape 

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

 edges, and flutings as Temminck's types. p 1 is present on both sides. 



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

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

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

 fur which sinnes through and has a lighter colour similar to Datthénay'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 more 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. Gunnar 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 



Condyloincisive length 



Basal length 



Zygomatic breadth 



Interorbital breadth 



Least postorbital breadth 



Length of naaals 



Distance from orbit to gnathion . . . 

 Palatal length from gnathion .... 

 Palato breadth outside p* (posteriorly) 

 Combined breadth of upper incisors . 



P 3 



Longest diameter of p* 



Length on outer aide of p 4 



Träns verse diameter of p* 



m x 



Back of ni 1 to front of canine 

 Length of lower jaw .... 



c? 



9 (?) old. 



117 nr 

 1 10 



103 

 55,(i 

 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 



108,H mm. 

 103,5 



96 



54,5 » 



23 



17 



36 



50,5 



33,8 



6,4X4,2 » 



1 1 ,2 



9,4 » 



7,1 » 



9,6X6,3 > 



6,4X3,7 » 



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A small p 1 is present on both sides in the male skull, in the presumed female it is 

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



1 The aninial has apparently in lifetime löst the upper incisors except one of the lateral ones, and the alveoles 

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



