LÖNNBERG, MAMMALS FROM ECUADOR AND RELATED FORMS. 9 



very characteristic of F. p. thomasi, appeared to be obsolete 

 on the type of F. p. garleppi. 



The latter is also a larger animal with greater dimensions 

 of the skull as the following measurements prove if compared 

 with those above: 



Felis pajeros garleppi Matschie 



Condylo-incisive length of skull 87 mm 



Basal length 78,3 » 



Zygomatic width 66 » 



Interorbital width . . 18,2 » 



Postorbital constriction 28,5 » 



Length of p 3 and p 4 19 » 



Length of p 4 12 » 



Orbit to gnathion 22 » 



The »pinching in» of the nasals appears to be even more 

 pronounced in F. p. garleppi than in F. p. thomasi as in the for- 

 mer the width of these bones in front is 12 mm, but at the end 

 of the nasomaxillary suture only 3,3 mm. 



Felis pajeros crucina Thomas is still more different from 

 the new subspecies by its much longer and fluffier fur, indi- 

 stinct spöts etc. 



The genus Tayra. 



Among the mammals presented by Consul L. Söder- 

 ström there are two representatives of this genus, which, 

 however, are very different inter se. 



One of these has been collected at Gualea northwest of 

 Quito at an altitude of 5,500 feet. According to the map Gua- 

 lea appears to be situated in a valley of the western Cordil- 

 lera. 



The other is stated on the label to be from Camino de 

 Chone (= the road to Chone). Chone is situated in the coast- 

 province Manabi which has a fully tropical climate. Where 

 on this road the animal has been collected is not stated, but 

 it is said that it occurs up to an altitude of »6,000 feet», and 

 it is added that it »feeds on berries, platanos, snakes etc. ». 

 The fact that bananas is one of the constituents of its diet 



