190 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
and marshes, its name may be misleading ; Pocock states that it 
is not more addicted to a fish diet than are other Cats. 
The Flat-headed Cat, Felis planiceps, is a small Cat of the 
Malay region, with the head longer than usual and with long 
narrow feet, rather large pads, and the greater part of the claws 
exposed. The color above is reddish gray, glossy on the back. 
There is white under the eyes and on the cheeks; the throat, 
neck, and underparts are white, the belly being marked with 
reddish spots. This extremely rare Cat occurs in Sumatra, 
Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. 
The subgenus Profelis contains in Asia only Temminck's Cat 
and its geographical races. 
Temminck's Cat, Felis temminckii, first described from 
Sumatra, is even larger than the Fishing Cat. The head is rela- 
tively narrow and long. The ears are low, rounded, and lacking 
a white spot. The tip of the tail is white beneath. The ground 
color of the coat may be dark brown, reddish brown, or gray. 
The pattern of stripes on the back and of spots on the under- 
parts may be either conspicuous or nearly obsolete. The typical 
race occurs from Assam to Laos and Tonkin, also down the 
Malay Peninsula to Sumatra. A second race, F. t. tristis, is 
found from Tibet, Szechwan, and possibly upper Burma to 
Fukien. The length of the head and body varies from 29 to 34 
inches, tail 16 to 19 inches, hind foot about 7 inches. Tem- 
minck's Cat is reputed to produce two kittens at a birth. 
The subgenus Pardofelis includes only the Marbled Cat. 
The Marbled Cat, Felis marmorata, a species with the tail 
very long, has the pattern of the back and sides broken into sev- 
eral large blotches, edged with dark, and separated from each 
other by whitish, somewhat as in the Clouded Leopard. The 
backs of the ears are marked with white. The ground color 
varies from tawny to brownish gray. The spots on the tail, 
