224 MERISTIC VARIATION. [part i. 



present in the species, de Blainville, Osteogr., Atlas, PI. xvi. Feles 

 fossiles. 



Variations- in size of P^. 



27(3. r. pardus : j£ sometimes two-rooted, as C. S. M., 360 (African); more often 

 one-rooted, as C. S. M., 304, Arc: many gradations between these. In B. M., 115, q 

 right i± extraordinarily large, left normal. Minute alveolus external and posterior 

 to each of these ; on left side a small worn stump ['? of milk-tooth] in this alveolus. 



277 r. domestica : />} two-rooted C. S. M. 40'J and B. M., 127, q ; on right side two- 



' rooted B. M. 127, 8. F. catus C. S. M. 401 and F. minuta (Borneo) B. M., 122,/, 

 P 1 partially two-rooted. F. caligata, see above, No. 272. F. chaus: left p} very 

 small, right p] fair size. B. M. 131, e. F. jaguarondi, ditto, B. M. 



Absence of p 1 . 



In the following cases it appeared that p^ had not been 



present. 



278. F. catus. both sides, a cave-skull, Hexsel, I. c. ; left side only, Caucasus, B. M. 

 1113, m ; F. tigris, Hexsel, F. onca, both sides, B. M. 117, c ; F. xnanul, ditto, 



B. M. 1863, a; F. nebulosa, ditto, two cases [? normal for species] B. M.; F. rubi- 

 ginosa. Malacca, ditto, B. M., 1856, a; F. chaus: both sides in domesticated 

 specimen from India, B. M. ; and in B. M. 58. 5. 4. 69, similar specimen, this tooth is 

 small on left, absent on right; F. brachyurus, absent both sides, B. M. ; F. 

 cbinensis, right absent, B. M., 70. 2. 18. 25; F. javanensis, left absent, B. M. 1641, a 

 (but in B. M. 1309, b, p} is particularly large). F. domestica : in 252 skulls v^ 

 nl Kent both sides 6 times, and one side, once (in 2 cases anterior deciduous tooth 

 remained on both sides in upper jaws of adults) Hexsel, /. c. p. 552; in 38 skulls 

 seen by me, n} absent both sides, 2 cases ; right side in one case (Manx, C. S. M., 

 428, a). 



In the following species the absence of vl was so frequent as to call 

 for special notice. 



279. Cynaelurus jubatus : of 8 skulls 3 (2 African) were like Cat, 

 having 2^ both sides; p 1 absent both sides, 3 cases, B. M., 135,/. 

 and 0. S. M. — ; left p^ absent, right very small, C. S. M., 441; right 

 ;/ absent []]. B. M., 135, c. 



280. F. caracal : out of 8 skulls only 4 had any indication that i^ 1 

 might have been present, and in these it was doubtful. 



281. Lynx : of Lynxes of possibly different species, 17 skulls have no .P 1 , 

 a skull marked "Lynx borealis" B. M., 1230, a has a small, worn stump 

 as p 1 on each side. 



2S2. F- pajeros ( =pampana) i Chili: 2 skulls only known to Hensel, 

 I c, both without^. This tooth absent in B. M. 126 and 126, c; but 

 in one specimen seen, right p^ absent but left p} of good size. 



Partial division (?) of lower premolar. 



Two cases relate to this subject. The first lower premolar 

 of Felidse is a two-rooted tooth of well-known form. In the first 

 of the following cases it bore an extra talon and root ; in the 

 second there w r as a small extra root on the internal face. (Cp. 



C. vulpes, No. 230.) 



283. F. tigris : anterior right lower premolar has a thin supernumerary 

 root on internal side of the tooth at the level between the two normal 

 roots. This tooth in form resembled a milk-carnassial to some extent, 

 but it was certainly not one of the normal milk-teeth. C. S. M., 333. 



