j^S Lloyd's natural history. 



Felts auratj, Temminck, op. cit. p. 120 (withdrawn). 

 Felis rutila, Waterhouse, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1842, p. 130 ; Mivart, 

 The Cat, p. 406 (1881). 



Characters. — This may be characterised as a rather small, 

 long-tailed Cat, with the upper-parts reddish-brown, marked on 

 the sides with black spots ; under-parts white, with frack spots ; 

 tail reddish-brown above and white beneath, without either spots 

 or bands ; no dark streaks on the face. 



Of rather smaller size than the next (with which it was iden- 

 tified by Mr. Elliot), this species seems sufficiently distinguished 

 by the reddish hue of the fur and the general absence of dis- 

 tinct dark markings on the tail. The Felis rutila of Waterhouse 

 was founded on an imperfect skin in the British Museum. It 

 is described as reddish-brown, with indistinct small darker 

 spots on the sides ; back medianly dark brown ; under-parts 

 white, with large dark brown spots ; tail reddish-brown, with a 

 dark central line along its upper surface, while at each side it 

 is pale, with obscure indications of darker bands. In the skull 

 the orbit is incomplete behind, and the anterior pre molar of 

 very small size. Length of head and body, about 28 inches ; 

 of tail, 16 inches. 



Distribution. — Interior of Togo-land, West Africa. This 

 species is frequently known by the name of the Golden-haired 

 Cat. 



XXI. THE GREY TIGER-CAT. FELIS CELIDOG ASTER. 



Felis celidogaster, Temminck, Monogr. Mamm. vol. i. p. 140 



(1S27), and Esquisses Zool. p. 87 ; Mivart, The Cat, pp. 



406, 407 (1881); Matschie, M.T. deutsch. Schutz. vol.vi. 



art. 3, p. 10 (1893). 

 Felis neglecta, Gray, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. i. p. 27 (183S); 



id. Cat. Carniv. Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 24 (1869); Mivart, 



The Cat, p. 407 (1881). 



