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ARKIV FOR ZOOLOGI. BAND 



much sought for, tbe last-mentioned 

 tions or amulets. 



Leopards vary very much in size 

 measureinents given below. 



ef 

 Sakerat 



Greatest length 210,8 mm. 



Basicranial length . . . . 17 5, o » 



Condylobasal length .... 190,0 » 



Zygomatic breadth . . . . 136,4 » 



Greatest width of brain-case 70, i » 



Length of nasals mesially . 44,3 » 



Greatest breadth of nasals . 35,2 » 



Least interorbital breadth . 41,6 » 



Palatal length 90, o » 



Frontal length mesially . . 49,5 » 



Parietal » » . . 89, o » 



Length between postorbital 



processus 71, o » 



Width of palate between last 



molars 63,8 » 



Length of tympanic bullae 32,2 » 

 Distance from hind margin of 



m 1 to front surface of i 1 66,5 » 



Length of upper molar series 4 5, o » 



» » lower » » 44,5 » 



» » p 4 23,2 » 



» » m 1 (laterally) . . 8,2 » 



» » canine 36, o » 



50,8 » 



66,5 » 



26. Felis viverrina Benn. — Bennet: Proc. ZooL 

 Soc. 1833 p. 68. — According to their nocturnal habits the 

 Fishing Cats are seldom seen, and though I several times saw 

 their fresh tracks round the swamps in Central Siam I never 

 succeeded in observing the animal itself during my journey. 



Neither in the Northern, nor in the Eastern provinces 

 their tracks were observed, but they were not uncommon 

 along the valley of the Menam Chao Phaya river and some 

 of its tributaries. 



The native name for a Fishing-cat is »Sena plaa». 



