270 SYNOPSIS OF THE FELINE. 



low, white on the under parts ; back of the neck with 

 black spots, which run in lines, continued obliquely 

 over the shoulder ; back with four longitudinal rows 

 of lengthened spots , body and hind quarters with 

 blotches or irregularly formed circles of black, con- 

 tinued also upon the legs, but decreasing in size as 

 they reach the feet ; on the fore-legs assuming the 

 shape of bands ; tail half ringed above with black. 

 Length 2 feet 8 inches, of which the tail is 11 inches. 

 Inhabits South America. 



PLS. XVIII. XIX 20. F. MINUTA F. Sumatrana and 

 Javanensis of Horsfield. 



Adult. Fur greyish-brown, lower parts and in- 

 sides of the limbs white. From the forehead along 

 the back there are four lines, of irregular lengthened 

 blotches of dark brown, towards the tail these be- 

 come very small ; the sides are marked with blotches 

 of the same colour, of an irregular but broader form ; 

 on the legs the spots are small but still irregular, and 

 on the insides they assume the form of bands. Tail 

 is imperfectly ringed, black at the tip. Young The 

 fur is of a reddish-brown, paler on the lojver parts, 

 rows of lengthened spots run from the forehead along 

 the back, and upon the sides they continue in the 

 same direction, but are of a rounder form ; on the 

 legs and feet these are round, small, and numerous. 

 Tail without the black at the tip, and marked with 

 spots upon the u^per surface. Females are always 

 darker in the ground-shades. 



Length 2 feet ; tail about 8 inches. Inhabits Java 

 and Sumatra. 



PL. XX. 21. F. BENGALENSIS, Bengal Cat ? (Desmarest). 

 Fur above tawny-yellow, beneath pure white ; fore- 

 head with four brown lines rising between the eyes 

 and the nose. Upon the cheeks two brown lines, se- 

 parating at the upper corner of the eye, and again 

 uniting to form a collar upon the neck ; back marked 

 with dark lengthened spots, which form a dorsal line 

 body irregularly spotted with irregular markings 



