450 Mr. Vigors and Dr. Horstield on two species of Felis* 



have disappeared, their place however being still apparent in the 

 jaw. 



This species departs in several of its characters from the true 

 Cats. By the form of the head, the length of the canine teeth, 

 the compressed character and marked points of the grinders, it 

 approaches to Prionodon ; but it wants the acute nose, the addi- 

 tional teeth, the lengthened tail, the highly painted exteriour, and 

 several other particulars of the group to which Prionodon belongs. 

 In its form and habit it has some resemblance to Mustela ; but 

 its face has the true physiognomy of the feline tribe. Its place in 

 the series cannot be determined without a more minute com- 

 parison of its various peculiarities than we can at present under- 

 take. 



1. Felis planiceps. 



Fel. Tufo-brunneuSj laterum pilis alba terminatis^ dorso satU' 

 ratiore ; capite rvfo, lineis duabus inter ocularibus ad occiput fere 

 extendentibus^ genis^ thoracCy abdomineque imo albis. 



Tab. XII. 

 The hairs of the body are fuscous at the base, then brown, and 

 terminated with white, those of the middle of the back excepted, 

 which are without the white : a dorsal line is thus formed along 

 the back, which is conspicuously deeper in colour than the other 

 parts of the body. Two light coloured streaks, commencing be- 

 tween the eyes, run backwards towards the occiput, growing 

 fainter as they approach that part ; between them is a deep rufous 

 line, darker at its commencement. 



DIMENSIONS. 



Length of the body and head from the extremity 



of the nose to the root of the tail . . 18 inch 



Length of the tail ..... 5| 



' the head 4 



Breadth of the head across the ears . . 2^ 

 Distance between the eyes ... f 



Height at the shoulder .... 7J 



the rump 8 



Length of the anteriour tarsus and toes . 1| 



■ posteriour ditto ... 2| 



