ON THE HABITS OF THE VIVERRA 

 MUSSUNGA, OE JAVA CAT. 



(M iht IMi of May I pttBebased me of 



these animals from a native canoe, which catil# 

 off to tlie sliip on tlie mn^t of Juva : it is com- 

 monly known among Europeans Ijy the name of 

 the Java-cat, and is a native of Java, Sumatra, 

 nnd perhaps others of the Mtsiils. TMs 



Bpadmea was youngs and app^tf?e4 mty tame* 

 The native from whoiKi I procured it, had it 

 inclosed in a bamboo cage, in which I also kept 

 it for a sliort time. 



The colour of the back is blackish, intermin- 

 gled with »h(w*ter hdbf^ a dirfy-white j the 

 forehead and mo^ of hm wMtish, inter- 

 mingled with black • neok itlid abdomen of a 

 yellowi&h colour ; the eyes are fiill and large, of 



