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and tail distinctly ringed ; and t. ii(/rina has a harsher grizzled fur, 

 and the tail marked with series of dark spots, not forming distinct 

 rings. They may be characterized thus : — 



6. Felis macroura. (The Kuichua.) ^ ' - 



Fur soft, bright fulvoiis, black-spotted ; spots variable in shape 

 and size, often with a pale centre ; tail elongate, cylindrical, longer 

 than the body, with from eight to ten broad, well-marked, often 

 interrupted, black rings, and a black tip. 



Skull, adult, 4 inches long, 2 inches 2 lines wide. The nasals 

 narrow, with the outer edges curved inwards. 



Felis macroura, Pr. Max. Ahhild. t. ; Gray, P. Z. SAQQl, p. 271. 



Felis Wiedii, Schinz. 



" Felis brasiliensis, Cuvier." 



Var. Paler, spots larger. 



Leopardus tigi'inoides, Gray, List. Mamm. P. M. 1842, p. 42. 

 Hah. Brazil. 



7. Felis mitis. B.M. 



Fur soft, bright fulvous, black-spotted ; spots variable in size and 

 disposition, often with a pale centre ; tail cylindrical, rather taper- 

 ing at the end, nearly the length of the body without the head, with 

 six weU-marked, broad, sometimes interrupted black rings, and a 

 black tip. 



Felis mitis (Chati), F. Cul\ Mamm. Lithoqr. t. ; Gruij, P. Z. S. 1867, 



p. 271. 

 Felis chati, Griffith. 

 Jaguar, Buffon, H. Nat. ix. t. 18. 

 Felis onca, Sclireh. (from Baffon). 



Hah. Mexico? Paraguay? 



8. Felis tigrina. B.M. 



Fur rather harsh, dull, grizzled, varied with black spots and rings 

 varying in size and form ; tail moderate, nearly as long as the body, 

 cylindrical, rather thick, truncated at the end, marked with small 

 black spots often confluent but not forming continuous rings. 



Skidl as in F. macroura ; the nasals rather wider, and the orbits 

 not quite so large, compared with the size of the skull. Length about 

 3| (rather imperfect behind), width 2| inches. 



Felis tigrina, Schreb. t. 100; Buffon,H.N. xiii. t. 38; Gray, P. Z. S. 



1867, p. 271. 

 Felis margay, Griffith. 

 Felis guigna, Molina. 

 Margay, Buffoii. 



Hnh. South America. 



