DIARU S CAT. 223 



nearly 18 inches. In the whole fur of this specimen 

 the yellow tinge predominates, and is darkest upon the 

 head. The forehead is marked in the same manner, 

 and the lines form the strongly defined dorsal streak ; 

 upon the sides the markings are more irregular than 

 in the former, and only in one or two places there 

 is an indication to surround a paler centre. Upon 

 the limbs the spots are as in the former. The cheeks 

 bear the same markings, hut the lines upon the whis- 

 kers are more distinct, the edge of the upper lip is 

 black, and the collar upon the throat with the pec- 

 toral bands are well defined. The black markings 

 on the tail are also more distinct. Both specimens 

 were received from Java. 



In both these specimens, the markings about the 

 cheeks and head, and the enclosed spots upon the 

 sides, strongly remind us of the Ocelot of the New 

 World ; while the ample fur of the tail, and the 

 same distribution of markings, approach them to the 

 group which will contain the F. macrocelis from their 

 own country. 



The great discrepancy in our species and the de- 

 scription by Desmoulins * of the F. Diardii, is the 

 great size given of that animal, 5 feet 4 inches, and 

 we must consider that this is some mistake. In the 

 plate given by Griffith, there is no appearance of the 

 open black rings with grey centres, and the length of 

 the tail is by no means proportional. 



* Dictionnaire Classique (THistoire Naturelle. 



