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YERTEBEATA. 
THE CAPE ICHNEUiluN. 
MON, M. hrachyura, of Malacca ; and the Spotted Ichneumon, M. lyunctulata^ of South Africa 
and Natal. It is probable that there are other species, but they are not ascertained. 
Gemis ATHYLAX, Athylax, presents a single species, Athylax galera, of Madagascar, distin- 
guished from the mangoustes in having thicker and more -woolly fur, this being of a brown color, 
spotted with whitish gray. The length of the body is eleven inches. 
THE GALIDIA ELBGANS. 
Genus GALIDIA : Gcdidia. — The species of this genus, all of Madagascar, are not greatly 
distinguished from the preceding. The Galidia elegans is of a lively russet, spotted with brown 
and olive, the tail being annulated with black. It is ten inches long. Tlie G. concolor and 
G, olivacea are the other sj)ecies. 
