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DTARD'S CAT. 



Felix Diardii DESMOULINS. 

 PLATE XXI. MALE. XXII. FEMALE. 



THE total length of the subject of Plate XXI. is 

 3 feet, of which the tail measures 16 inches, and the 

 height of the shoulder, when standing erect, appears 

 to have been from 9 to 1 1 inches. The general co- 

 lour of the fur of this specimen is of a yellowish- 

 urey, the yellowish tinge predominating upon the 

 face, breast, and limbs ; the centre of the belly and 

 inside of the limbs are greyish-white. A stripe of 

 deep black arises above each eyebrow, and running 

 close to the base of the ears, becomes broader upon 

 the back of the neck, and joining there, it forms a 

 conspicuous black irregular line along the middle of 

 the back. This line is bordered on each side with a 

 narrow one of a yellowish shade, which is again bar- 

 red by another line of black, making that in the 

 centre well marked and conspicuous. The centre of 

 the forehead is marked with irregular lines and spots 

 running backward. Next to the central dorsal line 

 the markings continue lengthened but irregular, but 

 upon the sides they assume the form of irregular 

 patches having a paler centre, and surrounded with 



