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Voyage to the East Indies

Note 127 — Chapter IX

William Johnston translation

The civet cat is the Viverra Zibetha, and V. Civetta L. for I am convinced that these two varieties have been unnecessarily made distinct species.—The Kirri is the small variety of the Viverra Ichneumon L. and the above-mentioned Marapatti is a larger. The red variety, mentioned afterwards, belongs also to this species. F.

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