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Other specimens of this cat are much needed, and observations in 

 relation to its geographical distribution would be of considerable interest. 



THE JUNGLE-CAT 



[Fc/is chillis) 



The typical jungle -cat was first described from the shores ot the 

 Caspian Sea, but is also found in the Caucasus, Persia, and Turkestan. It 

 differs from the Indian race of the species [Great and Small Game of Imha, 

 etc., p. 318) by its rather shorter tail, duller colour, and heavier build. 



In the Northern Caucasus, according to Dr. Satunin, this cat is to be 

 met with on the shores of the Caspian, and it has been found in the 

 reed-beds near Kisljar. It is very common throughout the plains of 

 Transcaucasia, and sometimes occurs in the valley of the Kur. In the 

 high mountains it is, however, unknown. Dr. Radde states that it 

 occasionallv occurs in the Talish district. 



THE SYRIAN JUNGLE-CAT 



[Felis cliaus fiirax) 



This race of the species closely resembles the Egyptian Jungle-cat in 

 form and proportions, but, if it is safe to judge by a single skull (brought 

 from Syria by Canon Tristram), differs by the great relative size of the 

 teeth, which are nearly as large as those of a female leopard, and are thus 

 larger in proportion to the skull than in any other member of the feline 

 tribe. This race, which was named by Mr. de Winton in 1898, is probably 

 spread over the whole of Syria and Palestine in suitable localities, where, 



