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The specimen in the Edinburgh collection is from 

 the East, and the dimensions of it are generally less 

 than those of an adult which we have taken from 

 Temminck. 



In this place mav be mentioned another animal, 

 which M. TemmincK has described as distinct, un- 

 der the title of Felis aurata. The fur is of a bright 

 reddish tint, paler upon the lower parts of the body, 

 and having the sides marked with small indistinct 

 spots. The length of this animal is 3 feet 4 inches, 

 01 which the tail is about 1 foot. Its native country 

 is not known. 



