INDIAN BADGER. 471 
ternal ears^ only a small prominent rim round the 
orifice, which was oval : the colour of the nose, 
and face a little beyond the eyes^ black : the 
crown, upper part of the neck, back, and upper 
part of the tail, white, a little inclining to grey- 
ish : the legs, thighs, breast, belly, sides, and un- 
der part of the tail, black. It fed on flesh, and 
was of a lively and playfid disposition. 
I cannot but observe, that the above species 
seems extremely nearly allied to one or two ani- 
mals of the genus Viverra; resembling them in 
size and colour, viz. the Ratel (Viverra Melli- 
vora) and the Cape Weesel (Viverra Capensis). 
It may even be doubted whether ViveiTie just 
mentioned may not in reality constitute one and 
tlie same species. 
