beneath dirty white; black patch on upper lip bordered by a white 

 space; back of ear black; tip of tail dusky. 



Measurements. Total length about 2236; tail vertebrae, 815. 



?a.—ore$onensis. (J^e/Lr.'), Rafin. Atlantic Journ., 1832, i, No. 2, p. 62. 



JiippoUstes, {Fells'), Merr. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1897, p. 219. 



olympus, Merr. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 1897, p. 220. 



Type locality. Northwest coast, east to Rocky Mountains. 



Geogr. Distr. Not entirely ascertained. 



Geril. Char. Size large, skull and teeth large, but probabl}' vary- 

 ing very considerably in size. 



Color. Upper parts and sides rufous brown, varying in depths 

 and shade, deepest on back and tail; tip of tail black; under parts 

 dull white. 



Measurements. Total length, about 2100; tail vertebrae, 800; hind 

 foot, 260. Skull: basal length, 160; zygomatic breadth, 130; pala- 

 tal length, 76. 



A. Leopaidus. 



Tail long, about length of body. Posterior portion of premaxilla 

 ver}' narrow and lengthened. 



443. onca. {Felts), Linn. Syst. Nat. 1766, p. 61. 

 mexicana, Hernand. Thes. Rer. Med. Nov. Hisp., p. 498. 

 liernandezi, Gray, P. Z. S., 1857, p. 278, pi. xviii. 



Type locality. Not determinable. " America meridionali." 



Geogr. Distr. Red River of Louisiana, southward. 



Genl. Char. Larger and heavier than puma; tail less than half 

 the length of head and body; body spotted. 



Color. Variable. Usually above brownish yellow, beneath white 

 spotted with black. Shoulders, neck and head covered with small black 

 spots; which on the body, sometimes confluent, form large rosettes 

 with one or more spots in the center, and ranged in from five to seven 

 rows lengthwise. Black spot at opening of mouth; tail ringed with 

 black; lips, throat, under parts and under side of tail, white. Ear 

 behind, black, buff spot near tip. 



Measurements. Total length, 1900-2500; tail about 600. 



444. pardalis. {Fells), Linn. Syst. Nat., i, 1766, p. 62. 

 Type locality. Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. Texas, from Red River, southward to Buenos 

 Ayres, east of the Andes. 



Genl. Char. Size less than the lynx; tail less than half length 

 of head and body. Color markings very irregular. 



Color, ^'ery variable. Typical style with upper parts rufous. 



