CONTINUED. 107 
Ft, In. 
Breadth of the ear : 0 13 
Length of the body from the oils to the root 
of the tail 1.6 
Length of the tail 1 0 
Height at the shoulder ay 
Height at the croup 0 73 
“ The hair is of a moderately fine quality, much like 
that of a Deg, smooth and close on the body, long 
and bushy on the tail. ‘The general colour, as well 
as the whole external appearance of the animal, is 
precisely that of a small ow, bright red over the 
entire body, head and extremities, deep and uni- 
form on the back, but mixed with silvery grey on 
the cheeks, neck, sides and tail, ar ising from a 
mixture of hairs tipt with grey, and dispersed 
through the fur of these parts. ‘The breast, belly, 
and legs, are unmixed red; and the tail, which pre- 
cisely resembles the brush of a Fox, is covered with 
long bushy hairs of a sandy red colour at the roots, 
dark bown in the centre, and grey at the points: 
the last two inches at the tip of the tail are uniform 
dirty white. The hairs of the body are not annulated 
as in the Herpesies and Suricate, and they are alto- 
gether of a finer and more furry quality. The ex- 
ternal form and appearance of this animal have been 
already compared to those of the Ferret and Ee oy p- 
tian Ichneumon ; but it probably stands higher on 
the legs than either of these species, being more com- 
pletely digitigrade; and its head is shorter and less 
pointed. The specimen here described was procured 
