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Body about 16 inches long. Fur deep brown ; 

 forehead with a white spot, extended into a dor- 

 sal hoe. Tail very short, and covered with long 

 hair. The Lutm ieptoftti.v of Dr. Horsfield is al- 

 so an inhabitant of the Peuinsnta, and appears to 

 be either the Vwerra tafra of LinnsBus, or clo#ie* 

 ly allied to it. 



Viverrtt musapga. Raffles, The Musang. Fur 

 variegated with ash color and bhick: faint black 

 stripes oo the back. Head» feet, and tail, black, 

 point of the muzzle white. Stands about the 

 height of a cat, but the body is considerably 

 longer. Fierce and untameable. Emitsastiong 

 and sickening smell of musk, especially when irri- 

 tated, and is very destructive to poultry. 



Ftiistigris. The Tiger, This animal is too well 

 known to require any description— It is abundant 

 in the Peninsula, but appears to be somewhat less 

 bold than it is in the more arid climate of India. 



Fclh meias, Peron and Le^ueur. (Synonime Me- 

 las, Ctit\) Spotted black tiger— Fur dusky blacky 

 spotted with deeper black— Eyes silvery grey, 

 nearly white— About two feet and a half high. 

 This is one of the most ferocious of the species, 

 and very much dreaded by the Malays. Provi- 

 dentially it is comparatively rare, only one, a cub, 

 having been brought into Malacca in the course 

 of three years. Although not much larger thin 

 a common cat, he was so exceedingly savage that, 

 after having had hira in my possession for a few 

 days, I was obliged to have him strangled. 



Felts Jamiiensis, Cuv. Desm. Javan tiger cat. 

 Fur silvery grey, or grey brown above^ — beneath 

 white. Four rows of elongated spoiji along the 



