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VivERRiD.E. MAMMALIA. Viverrir.e. 
Javanese ichneumon, as it is sometimes called, is 
ratliei' darker than that of the moongus and its allies. 
THE EATLAMIICHI {Herpestes hadius) inhabits the 
Cape of Good Hope and neighbouring parts of southern 
Africa. According to Dr. J. E. Gray, the fur is of a 
'• red hay, the hairs being of a uniform colour, except 
a few just over the shoulder nape, which have a black 
sub-apical ring.” The ratlamuchi, in common with its 
congenei's, is very shy in the wild state, so that only 
very feeble glimpses can be obtained of it while it 
hurriedly escapes from one W'ood to another. There 
is every reason to believe that it feeds upon rats, mice, 
snakes, and lizards ; hut the stomachs of those ex- 
amples obtained by Dr. Smith, who originally described 
the species, contained the remains of insects only. 
In the catalogue of Mammalia preserved in the British 
Museum, this species is denominated Smith’s ichneu- 
mon or Herpestes Smithii. 
THE SURICATE OR ZENIC {Rhyzcena tetradactyla) 
is also a native of southern Africa, and is rather 
smaller than the Indian moongus, being about four 
feet long, including the tail, which is rather more than 
half the length of the body. The suricate possesses 
thirty-six teeth, twenty being molars, of which the 
anterior twelve are spurious. The four true grinders 
of the upper series and the two ultimate ones below 
are tuberculated. The orbital cavity is surrounded by 
a complete osseous ring. The ears are small, the 
muzzle much produced, the tongue being furnished 
with horny papillae. The limbs are comparatively 
long, terminating in tetradactylous feet, whose digits 
are armed with strongly-developed, compressed, in- 
curved claws. The tail is slender and pointed, and 
the anal region is supplied with the usual pair of 
glandular follicles. The fur of the zenic very closely 
resembles that of the ichneumon in respect of its 
Fiv. 
annulations and peculiar tinting. The colour is a 
mixture of yellow, white, brown, and black. The 
inner sides of the legs are yellowish-brown, and the 
hairs on the back are also darker, while the tail is 
marked with blackish tufts, especially at the tip. 
The habits of the suricate are similar to those of its 
congeners, feeding, as it does, upon rats, mice, &c. 
It is also reported to be exceedingly destructive to 
cockroaches. 
THE MANGUE {Crossarchus ohscurus). — This ani- 
mal was first described by M. Friedrich Cuvier. It is 
an inhabitant of the district of Sierra Leone, on the 
west coast of Africa. In respect of size and general 
appearance it resembles the suricate. The head is 
more rounded posteriorly than in the ichneumons; 
but the bony orbital ring is incomplete behind. The 
muzzle is very much produced or proboscidiform ; and 
the jaws are furnished with twenty molars, the lani- 
aries or carnassials being surmounted with acute 
conical tubercles. The ears are small, round, and 
bilobulated. The central papillte of the tongue are 
horny. The- feet are plantigrade and pentadactylous, 
while the tail is flattened, of moderate length, but con- 
siderablj' thicker than that of the suricate. In the 
anal region there is a solitary glandular pouch. The 
body is only sixteen inches in length, not including the 
tail, which measures some eight inches. The fur pre- 
sents a tolerably uniform brownish colour, except on 
the sides of the head, where it is much paler. The 
mangue feeds on small quadrupeds, insects, and fruits-, 
and in the domesticated state it is a cleanly docile 
creature. 
THE POUGONNE {Paradoxurus typus). — As this 
animal, in common with several of its allies, is called 
the musang, we purposely retain the subjoined dis- 
tinctive title. The term Paradoxure, by which it is 
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The Pougonue (Parado.xurus typus). 
likewise well known, is also applicable to other species 
of tlie same genus ; wdiile to employ the name of palm- 
marten given to it by the French, would involve the 
same uncertainty, being open to precisely similar 
objections. The Pougonne (fig. 27), is a native of 
India, and is quite distinct from the genets, with which, ! 
however, it has been frequently confounded. Tlie 
head exhibits a thoroughly canine aspect, and the 
muzzle is much pointed. The jaws are supplied with 
forty teeth, twenty-four of them being molars. The 
pupil of the eye is slit longitudinally, the ears being 
! rather large and rounded. The body is stoutisli, and 
