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body, than on the lower parts. Head rather small ; point of 

 nose bare and black ; nostrils round, and opening laterally ; 

 upper lip on each side behind nostrils thickly covered with lonjf 

 ^hair ; ears as long as the head, slightly rounded at points, and 

 each with a large deep notch on its outer edge ; on the outer 

 surface towards base covered with chesnut hair, on the inner 

 surface toward inner edges with a thin sprinkling of short 

 tawny hair ; tragus long and tapering to a point. The sur- 

 face colour of the upper parts of head and body light ma- 

 ronne or dull chesnut ; of the under parts dull tawny or pale 

 brown; the bases of the hairs above dusky, of those beneath 

 dull black ; membranes brown with a purplish tint ; tail of the 

 same length as the interfemoral membrane. Length from nose 

 to base of interfemoral membrane two inches and a half; length 

 pf interfemoral membrane one inch and three quarters ; expanse 

 .of wings nine inches. 

 Inhabifs Madagascar. 



Order FERjE, 



Felis Fearonii. Smith. Form robust; legs short; hair 

 short on the body and extremities, rather longer on the sides 

 and under parts of the neck, and longest on the belly and upper 

 part of the neck ; on the latter, forming a sort of a mane, which 

 is brindled or clouded with black. Ground colour tawny white 

 or a pale cream-colour, darkest upon the back and outer sur- 

 faces of extremities : the feet in some specimens light fulvous. 

 Chin, anterior part of throat, and sides of neck behind the ears, 

 without variegation ; all the other parts of neck, body, and ex- 

 tremities, rather closely marked with small somewhat roundish 

 black spots, which are largest upon the back and outer sides of ^ 

 thighs ; on the lower parts of limbs they are inclined to an ob- 

 long shape : on the inner sides of extremities and belly the spots 

 are less numerous, on the Intter they are of a paler tint and 

 less distinctly defined. Top of head and cheeks slightly 

 brindled with black ; the forehead is divided by a narrow 

 longitudinal blackish stripe aud a deep black line occurs over 

 each eye ; cars short and rounded at tips, outer surfaces with 

 a deep black, transverse blotch, which is widest behind. Tail to- 

 wards base variegated with black spots, smallest and most 

 numerous upon the upper surface, about the middle it is marked 

 with narrow short transverse stripes, towards the point with 

 three or more distinct black rings ; nails covered each with a 

 tuft of long black hair. Length from forehead to root of tail 

 three feet two inches ; length of tail sixteen inches. ? 



Inhabits Southern Africa, — North-cast of Natal. 



Obs. The description of this species is not lo be regarded as perfect, it 

 having been drawn up from an examination of portions of akinb of dif- 



