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The Meerkat. Cynictis Levaillantii. Herpestes pe- 
nicillatus, Cuv. Ichneumia albescens, I. Geoff . Mag. 
ZooL 1839, t. 12. (not descrip.) Cynictis Stead- 
manni, Ogilby. C. typicus, A. Smith. Mangusta Le- 
vaillantii, A. Smith , Zool. Jour. Meerkat, Barrow , 
Trav. Rattel, Swainson , Lardn. Ency . 159. f. 71. 
a. Reddish. S. Africa. — Presented by General Hard- 
wicke. 
b. Young. S. Africa. — From M. Verreaux’ Collection. 
c. Reddish. S. Africa. 
Ichneumon ruber, Geoff.? H. ruber, Licht. Mus. Berlin. 
d. Rather paler. S. Africa. — From the South African 
Museum. 
e. Rather pale. S. Africa, Port Natal. 
f. Paler ; tail rather more bushy. — From the South 
African Museum. 
Cynictis Ogilbyii, A. Smith , Illust. S. A. Zool . t. 16. 
The White-tailed Ichneumia. Ichneumia albicauda, 
I. Geoff. Mag. Zool. 1839, 13. 35. t. 11. Ichneumon 
albicaudis, A. Smith , South African Jour. Herpestes 
albicaudus., Cwv. R. A. 
a. Male. Port Natal. — From M. Verreaux’ Collection. 
The Slender Ichneumia. Ichneumia gracilis, 7. Geoff. 
M. Zool. 1837, 17. Herpestes gracilis, Ruppell , Fauna 
Abys. t. 8. f. 1. I. nigricaudatus, I. Geoff. 
a. Abyssinia. — From the Frankfort Museum. 
The Zenick. Suricata Zenick. Viverra Suricata, 
Erxl. V. tetradactyla, Pallas , from Buffon , xm. t. 8. 
Sur. viverrina, Desm. V. Zenik, Gmel. from Sonnerat, 
Voy. t. 92. Miller , Cim. Rhys. t. 2. Ryzaena Ca- 
pensis, Lesson . 
a. In spirits. S. Africa. 
b. S. Africa. — Presented by General Hardwicke. 
c. Young. S. Africa. — From M. Verreaux’ Collection. 
The Mampalon. Cynogale Bennettii, Gray , Mag. N. 
H. 1836, 579. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1836, 86. Viverra 
Carcharias, Blainv. Ann. Sci. Nat. xm. t. 8. a. Pota- 
mophilus barbatus, S. Muller , Zool. hid. Arch . t. 17. 
a. Male. Borneo. — Presented by Major Honeywood. 
