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Bahia Blanca in latitude 33. The third and most interesting speci- 

 men, which had been shot at Buenos Ayres, Mr. Martin was dis- 

 posed to consider as the Yagourondi or a closely allied species, since 

 it agrees with that animal in its elongate form, stout limbs and small 

 head, but differs from it in the greater proportionate length of tail, 

 and also in its entire dimensions, as recorded by Desmarest, who 

 gives the following : 



ft in* lin. 



Length from nose to the root of the tail . Ill 



Length of tail 1 1 9 



Length from nose to the ear 3 2 



In the present specimen, which is evidently adult, the measure- 

 ments were found to be as follows : 



ft. in. lin. 



Length from nose to root of tail » . 2 2 



of tail 1 8 



— — — from nose to ear 3 9 



Height at shoulders. 11 6 



at haunches 1 6 



Length of ear 1 2 



Breadth of ear I 6 



From nose to eye 1 2 



The hair is black, annulated with ochre, and sometimes with whi- 

 tish yellow; each hair is pale brown at the base and then alternately 

 black and yellow, the colours being repeated two or three times. 

 Upon the head the yellow colour is most prevalent. The under fur 

 is thick and of a pale brown colour. The hair is about the same 

 length or rather shorter than in the domestic cat, and much harsher 

 to the touch. The hind feet are black beneath from the heel to the 

 toes, and there is a streak of black about an inch and a half in 

 length, passing upwards from the front paw on the outer side. The 

 hair of the tail is long and bushy ; the legs thick and moderately 

 long; the general form is slender ; the head small in proportion to 

 the body, and considerably arched above. The region of the ante- 

 rior angle of the eye is black, with a yellowish white spot immedi- 

 ately above it. The eyes are very small; the ears short, broad, and 

 obtusely pointed, thickly covered with hair, which on the outside is 

 of a similar colour to that on the top of the head, excepting at the 

 tip, where it is margined with black. Inside the ears the hair is of 

 a paler hue. The under parts of the body are of the same general 

 hue as the sides. The tail is of the same general colour as the body, 

 but the hairs become gradually less annulated towards the tip, their 

 basal portions being brown and the apices black ; the under side is 

 of a somewhat paler hue than the upper. The lips and nose are 

 black. 



Mr. Martin remarked, that there was some reason for supposing two 

 species were confounded under the same name, for he was aware of 

 the existence of a cat with a shorter tail, agreeing very closely with 

 Azara's description of the Yagourondi. Without, however, being in 

 possession of more ample materi£ds he did not like to characterize 



