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ti.at some of the cats are of proportions long and 

 sender, and appear to run into the viverrine groups 

 of the carnivore, hy means of the genus Prionodon. 

 and that this will most probably rank here. 



iC The size of this animal is that of the Felis Ja- 

 vanensis ; its habit more slender, the tail and nerk 

 proportionally elongate. The ground colour is gi'oy, 

 with a very slight admixture of tawny ; the bands 

 and spots of the head, back, neck, throat, abdomen, 

 and thighs, are of a deep black colour ; the superior 

 longitudinal bands resembling those of the Felis Ja- 

 vanenti*. The ground colour of the throat and ab- 

 domen is nearly white, the lower flanks being mark- 

 ed with a faint tawny longitudinal streak. The 

 cheeks are streaked with two parallel longitudinal 

 lines, at the termination of which follows a transverse 

 lunar mark, which passes with a bold curve to the 

 angle of the mouth, near which a very narrow band 

 crosses the throat. 



" The sides of the neck appear marked with two 

 broad waving bands, at the termination of which 

 stands an oblong regularly transverse band. The 

 neck underneath is nearly immaculate. The shoul- 

 der and flanks exhibit irregular diversified marks, 

 the anterior oblong, the posterior angular; these are 

 of a mixed tawny and black colour, and individually 

 bear above or posteriorly a broad dash of a saturated 

 black colour : they are scattered over the sides with- 

 out any regular longitudinal disposition ; but they 

 have generally an oblique direction. 

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