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In the genus Felis (s. s.), as exemplified by F. sylvestris and 

 F. ocreata, the rhinarium is comparatively small, exhibiting 

 from the dorsal view a very narrow naked area beyond the 

 hair of the summit of the muzzle. Viewed from the front, 



Fig. 8. 



A. Rhinarium of Felis par dalis, from the front. 



B. „ „ ,, from above. 



C. „ „ „ from the side. 



D. „ ,, jaguarondi, from the front. 



E. „ „ „ from above. 



F. „ „ „ from the side. 



its upper edge is horizontal with a slight median depression 

 and rounded angles. The median portion below the level of 

 the nostrils, which are moderately far apart, is acutely angled 

 inferiorly, and there is no definite strip extending laterally 

 beneath the nostrils. The rhinarium of an example of 



