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felis aurata, Blyth, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1862, p. 185 (nec Tem- 
minck). 
felis nigrescens, Gray, Cat. Hodgson Coll. 2nd ed. p. 4 (1863). 
Leopardus auratus, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 265 ; id., 
Cat. Carniv. Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 12 (1869). 
Characters.— Distinguished from all the Asiatic Cats described 
above by its medium size (rather less than that of Zé/’s nebulosa) 
and uniformly-coloured fur, devoid of either distinct spots or 
stripes. General colour varying from bright ferruginous red 
to dark brown ; tail short and not bushy ; cheeks and forehead 
horizontally streaked with white and brown ; indistinct vestiges 
of spots occasionally apparent on the flanks and under-parts. 
Length of head and body in a male, 31% inches; of tail, 19 
inches. 
Distribution.—The Eastern Himalaya, at moderate elevations, 
from Nipal and Sikhim to the Tippera Hills; Burma; Malay 
_ Peninsula ; Borneo ; and perhaps Sumatra. 
Habits.—In Borneo, Mr. Charles Hose says that this species 
is very rare. Nothing has been recorded of its habits. 
XII. THE FLAT-HEADED CAT. FELIS PLANICEPS. 
felis planiceps, Vigors and Horsfield, Zool. Journ. vol. iii. p. 
450 (1828); Elliot, Monogr. Felidz, pl. xvi. (1878-83) ; 
Mivart, The Cat, p. 417 (1881); Hose, Mamm. Borneo, 
p. 20 (1893). 
Ailinura planiceps, Gervais, Hist. Nat. Mamm. vol. ii. p. 87 
(1855). 
Viverriceps planiceps, Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1867, p. 269. 
Ailurogale planiceps, Fitzinger, S.B. Ak. Berlin, 1869, p. 249. 
Characters.— General coloration similar to that of the Bay Cat, 
but of about half the size, and having the skull of different 
shape, with the nasal bones forming a ridge, as in the under- 
