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Felts jacqiienmiti) Geoffroy, in Jacquemont's Voyage, p. 58 



(1844). 

 Chans jaequemontl) Gerrard, Cat. Bones Mamm. Brit. Mus. 



p. 66 (1862); Gray, Cat. Carniv. Mamm. Brit, Mus. p. 34 

 _ (1869). 

 Felt's libycuSt Loche, Explor. Scient. Alger. Mamm. p. 42 



(1867). 

 Characters. — From the two preceding forms the present spe- 

 cies may be distinguished by the colour of the adult being 

 generally of a uniform tawny, without spots, while the ears 

 are yellow, with very small pencils of black hairs ; limbs with 

 faint indications of dark transverse bars. In the skull the 

 anterior upper pre-molar may be present or absent ; while in 

 the upper carnassial tooth the tubercle on the inner side is 

 well developed. Tail short, varying from one-third to two-fifths 

 the length of the head and body. Pupil of the eye circular. 

 In Indian specimens the fur is variable in length, being short 

 in those from the plains, and long in Himalayan examples. 



The coloration of the upper-parts varies from sandy or 

 yellowish-grey to greyish-brown, the back being darker or even 

 dusky, with, in some cases, a shade of red, while the under- 

 pays are fulvescent or reddish-white. The individual hairs 

 are fulvescent white till near the tips, where they become 

 greyish-white, the tips themselves being black. In some cases 

 the und^er-fur is brown. Although the aforesaid dark bars are 

 generally present on the limbs, they may he wanting. The 

 under surface of the foot and ankle is brown, while the tail 

 has black rings near the extremity, the tip being also black. 

 Occasionally pale ferruginous stripes on the cheeks, and a band 

 on the chest may be present ; while in some specimens more or 

 less distinct vertical rows of spots or wavy lines may be de- 

 tected on the sides, and a black variety has been recorded from 

 J,nd r a. The ears are pale rufous externally, with the tips gener- 



