CLASS I. MAMMALIA: ORDER 5. CARNIVORA. 
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THE POUGONXK. 
The Masqued Paradoxube, P. larvatus, is of a dirty fa^vn-color, and is found in tlie region 
of tlie Himalajrah. Mountains, The F. musanga, called the Banded Wild-Cat by Sonnerat, and 
the Striped Pole- Cat by Buffon, is common in the islands of Java, Borneo, &c. The Prehensile 
Paradoxure of some authors is only a variety of this. 
THE ETJPLERE. 
The other species are as follows : P. leucopus, P. Bondar, P. PhiUjJjoensis, P. setosus, P. 
sfigmaticus, P. aureus, P, leucomystax, P. trivirgatus, P. Grayi, and P. 0' Qr'ilhyL A portion of 
tJiese are arranged under the generic name oi Paguma, by Gray. 
Genus HEM IG ALUS : Hemigalus.—'^hQ animals of this genus are not very distinct from the 
preceding, except in their dentition, which indicates more insectivorous propensities. 
