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Ground-colour somewhat paler than in sondaica ; stripes 

 rather broad, but less so than in tigris, and duplicated, espe- 

 cially on the hind-quarters and thighs. Shoulders rather 

 scantily striped. Horizontal stripes on forehead distinct, 

 broad. Back of ears black, with an elliptical white band 

 below the tip and a number of brown hairs at base. Lower 

 portion of face and anterior part of cheek-beard white. 

 The light area above the eyes much larger than in sondaica, 

 consisting of a white spot above the anterior angle of the eye 

 and a buffy area above the eye, separated by a black band. 



Fur longer and beard more distinct tlian in sondaica. 



Skull. Somewhat smaller than in F. t. sondaica ; zygo- 

 matic width markedly less. Occipital plane broad, its upper 

 margin rounded ; mastoid process conspicuously projecting 

 laterally. Bullse more rounded than in sondaica; P4 with 

 better developed metacone and weaker protocone. 



This local form of tiger appears to be intermediate between 

 F. t. sondaica from Java and the mainland races. It is 

 easily distinguished from sondaica by the broad nasals and 

 the shape of the occipital plane. 



Felis tigris sondaica (Fitzinger). 



Tigris sondaica,, Fitzinger (part.), Sitzungsb. k. Akad. Wiss. Wien, 

 matli.-nat. CI. Bd. Iviii. i. Abth. p. 454 (1868) (Sumatra). 



Hab. Java. 



Specimens examined. 1 skin, 3 c? skulls, 1 ? skull. Java. 

 Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt-a.-M. 



Ground-colour light rusty ; stripes very narrow^ often 

 duplicated. Less stripes in the shoulder region. Frontal 

 stripes indistinct. Back of ears black except an elliptical 

 white spot below the tip. Lower portion of cheeks white. 

 A very small whitish area above the anterior angle of the 

 eye. 



Fur short and close. 



Skull. Size rather larger. Nasals long and narrow. Occipi- 

 tal plane narrow, its upper margin triangular. 



This is the largest of the island tigers. It is distinguished 

 by the shape of the occipital plane. 



Felis tigris balica, subsp. n. 



Type locality. Bali. 



Type. ? ad., skin and skull. Senckenberg Museum, 

 Frankfurt-a.-M. No. 2576. Purchased from Dr. J. Elbert. 

 Specimens examined. One, the type. 



