LEOPARDJAGUAR 477 



CLOUDED LEOPARD (Felis nebulosa). 



The arimau dahan, as this species is called by the Malays, is the 

 size of a small leopard, with a very long and thickly furred tail, and 

 large upper tusks. The ground-colour of the fur varies from grayish 

 brown to fulvous, upon which are large dark blotches, frequently 

 bordered in part with black. In old specimens the blotches often 

 disappear, leaving only the black borders. 

 Distribution. From the Sikhim and Bhutan Himalaya, through Assam, 



Burma, Siam, and the Malay Peninsula, to Sumatra, Java, and 



Borneo. Represented by a smaller variety (F. nebulosa brachyurus] 



in Formosa. 



Skins. 



Length dressed. Weight. Locality. Owner, 



ft. in. Ibs. 



66 ... Assam . . . The late B. H. Hodgson. 



-6 4 444 ? The late R. A. Sterndale. 



5 9 ? Capt. B. R. M. Glossop. 



5 7i Assam . . . The late B. H. Hodgson. 



5 7i Do. ... P. Russel. 



Skulls. 



Kasal length from c j.u T r. /-> 



back to front. Locality. Owner. 



6.2 in. 4.75 Assam . . The late B. H. Hodgson. 



JAGUAR (Felis onca). 



This cat may be regarded as the American representative of the 

 leopard, which it fully equals, even if it does not exceed, in size. The 

 colour and markings are generally similar to those of the latter, but 

 the dark rings are larger and arranged more definitely in groups, each 

 ring usually enclosing one or more dark central spots, and the enclosed 

 light area being of the same tint as the general ground-colour of the 

 fur, which is typically of a rich tan. Usually seven or eight more or 

 less distinct longitudinal rows of rosettes may be noticed on each side 

 of the body. 

 Distribution. America, from Louisiana, Texas, and Northern Mexico 



to about the Rio Negro, on the northern confines of Patagonia in 



lat. 40 S. 



Length before Length 



skinning. dressed. Locality. Owner. 



ft. in. ft. in. 



-93 93 Brazil . . . Count Henry Coudenhove. 



-8 3f Do. ... Do. 



-6 1 1 79 Paraguay . . . James J. Harrison. 



7 7 British Guiana . . Sir A. W. L. Hemming. 



