. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. NATVIiAL HISTORY. attaining a length of aliont tliirteen, the tail of about six inches. The body is of a g)-eyish-brown colour, marked along the back with yellowish-grey transverse stripes. There is a black patch round the eye, bordered by a lighter area, and the ears and the end of the tail are also black. As in the Cynogale, the head is rounded, the snout long, and the ears short. The legs are much longer than in. either of the preceding genera, and the feet are distinguished by being provided with only four instead "of five toes. T
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. NATVIiAL HISTORY. attaining a length of aliont tliirteen, the tail of about six inches. The body is of a g)-eyish-brown colour, marked along the back with yellowish-grey transverse stripes. There is a black patch round the eye, bordered by a lighter area, and the ears and the end of the tail are also black. As in the Cynogale, the head is rounded, the snout long, and the ears short. The legs are much longer than in. either of the preceding genera, and the feet are distinguished by being provided with only four instead "of five toes. The claws are very long and curved, and, as might be judged from this, the animal is addicted to burrowing. There are several of these pretty little animals iu tlte Zoological Gardens, where their innocent faces and quiet ways distinguish them very favourably from their relatives, the Ichneumons, which ai-e perpetually (luarrelling iu the most outrageous fashion. William Kitchen Parker, Thomas Jeffery Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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