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even tliougli but lialf-grown when they came into my possession ; hut 

 I nevei' had a small kitten to begin with. It never paces its cage for 

 exercise during the daytime at least, but constantly remains crouched 

 in a corner, though awake and vigilant." I have seen several caged, and 

 now possess one, all of which were quite untameable, and I noticed the 

 same repose during the day that Mr. Blyth observed. 



Gray gives F. Wagati as synonymous with viverrina, in which he is 

 quite wrong. F. nipalensis, Vigors, sometimes referred to this, is pro- 

 bably a hybrid. 



111. Felis Jerdoni. 



Blytii, Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G3, p. 185; Synopsis, No. 12. 

 The Lesser Leopard-cat. 



Descr. — " Very similar in its markings to the preceding species ; but 

 the size of the full-grown animal much smaller, — that of F. rnhiginosa ; 

 and the ground hue of the upper parts gray, untinged with fulvous. 



" Hab. Peninsula of India. I first detected an adult male and a kitten 

 of this species in the Museum at Madras, and find that there is an adult 

 specimen also in the British Museum." 



Nothing more is recorded of this cat, which may turn out to be only a 

 small variety oY the last ; but see further on, page 109. 



112. Felis aurata. 



Temminck. — F. moormensis, Hodgson. — F. Temmmckii, Vigors 

 (young). — HoRSFiEiiD, Cat. 82. — Blyth, Synops. 15. — F. nigrescens, 

 Hodgson, Cat. Coll. B. M., new ed., No. 30, black variety. 



The Bay Cat. 



Descr. — Above deep bay -red ; paler beneath and on the sides ; a few 

 indistinct dark spots on the sides ; throat white ; ears internally, and tip 

 of tail black. The lower surface in some is reddish- white, with large 

 and small marroon-brown spots ; the cheeks are yellowish, with two 

 black streaks, and there is a pale black-edged line over the eyes ; the 

 whiskers are black with white tips, and the nails are black. 



Length, head and body, 31 inches and more ; tail 19. 



Mr. Blyth has lately determined the identity of Hodgson's " vioormi 



