ZIBET. 399 
preceding, from which, indeed, it seems to differ 
in so few particulars as still to leave the determina- 
tion difficult. The Zibet is chiefly found in India 
and the Indian islands. Its general aspect is the 
same with the former species, but its snout is 
somewhat sharper; its tail longer^ and, instead of 
being black or dusky, with merely a few whitish 
patches at the base, is strongly semi-annulated or 
banded with alternate black and white spaces: 
there is no perceptible mane on the back, nor 
any large brown or blackish patch under the eyes, 
as in the former animal : the hair also is shorter 
and softer than in the preceding kind, and the 
variegations are more disposed in the form of un- 
dulations than spots, especially on the limbs. In 
short, this species may be called the Indian, and 
the former the African, Civet Cat. In disposi- 
tion and manners they both seem to agree ; as 
well as in the secretion of the perfume before de- 
scribed, which is collected from both animals in 
the same manner. 
