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Among the Mammalia were five squirrels,and two tigercats the Gymnurus Rafesii, which looks like a cross between a pig and a polecat, and the Cynogale Bennetti a rare, otter-like animal, with very broad muzzle clothed with long bristles.
"Cynogale Bennetti," replied the young naturalist very gravely. "Faix, that's jist what I thought he was whin Oi foired at him," added Felix. "Sin O, gal! But what had Ben Netty to do wid it? Or was Netty the name of the gal?" "I gave you the scientific name because this creature has no plain English name, though the natives here call it the mampalon," added Louis.
Flowers were not very plentiful, but here and there the forest would be literally ablaze with what is said to be the most showy flowering creeper in the world, huge bunches of large flowers of so vivid a scarlet that Monckton and I agreed no painting could do them justice. It is sometimes known as the Dalbertia, but its botanical name is Mucuna bennetti.
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