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root of the anterior upper pre-molar tooth, as well as by the 
incomplete closure of the socket of the eye by bone. ‘The fur 
of the type specimen is described as being of a bright chestnut 
hue, becoming paler on the under-parts, while the limbs and 
tail are both redder and paler. The elongate and tapering tail 
has a whitish median streak down the terminal half of its lower 
surface, this streak expanding and becoming pure white at the 
tip, which is marked by a small black spot. The rounded ears 
have short blackish-brown fur on the outer side, while internally 
they are pale brown, with narrow pale margins. ‘The sides of 
the upper lips, as wellas a spot at the front angle, and another 
at the edge of the eyelid are pale brown ; while the chin, the 
margin of the lower jaw, and the gullet are whitish. 
Distribution. Borneo. 
Originally described by the late Dr. Gray upon the evidence 
of a very imperfect skin preserved in the British Museum, 
this Cat is now known from several specimens obtained by 
Mr. Everett, and another procured by Mr. Hose on the Suai 
River in Sarawak. Nothing seems to have been recorded of 
its habits. 
XIV. THE FISHING CAT. FELIS VIVERRINA. 
Felis viverrina, Bennett, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1833, p. 68; Elliot, 
Monogr. Felide, pl. xxii. (1878-83); Blanford, Mamm. 
Brit. India, p. 76 (1888). 
Felis himalayana, Jardine, Naturalist’s Library, Felinze, p. 230 
(1834). 
Felis viverriceps, Hodgson, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, vol. v. p. 
232 (1836). 
Leopardus viverrinus, Gray, List Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 43 
(1843). 
Felis celidogaster, Blyth, Cat, p. 61 (1863 ; zec Temminck). 
