224 MERISTIC VARIATION. [part i. 



present in the species, de Blainville, Osteogr., Atlas, PI. xvi. Feles 



fossiles. 



Variations in size of p\ 



27(5. F. pardus : p} sometimes two-rooted, as C. S. M., 360 (African); more often 

 one-rooted, as C. S. M. , 364, &c. : many gradations between these. In B. M., 115, q 

 right & extraordinarily large, left normal. Minute alveolus external and posterior 

 to each of these ; on left side a small worn stump [? of milk-tooth] in this alveolus. 



277. r - domestica : p} two-rooted C. S. M. 409 and B. M., 1'27, <j ; on right side two- 

 ' rooted B. M. 127, s. F. catus C. S. M. 401 and F. minuta (Borneo) B. M., 122, /, 



p} partially two-rooted. F. caligata, see above, No. 272. F. chaus : left p} very 

 small, right & fair size. B. M. 131, e. F. jaguarondi, ditto, B. M. 



Absence of p x . 



In the following cases it appeared that ]f_ had not been 

 present. 



278. F. catus, both sides, a cave-skull, Hensel, I. c. ; left side only, Caucasus, B. M. 

 1143, m ; F. tigris, Hensel, F. onca, both sides, B. M. 117, c ; F. manul, ditto, 



B. M. 1863, a; F. nebulosa, ditto, two cases [? normal for species] B. M. ; F. rubi- 

 ginosa, Malacca, ditto, B. M., 1856, a; F. chaus : both sides in domesticated 

 specimen from India, B. M. ; and in B. M. 58. 5. 4. 69, similar specimen, this tooth is 

 small on left, absent in right; F. brachyurus, absent both sides, B. M. ; F. 

 chinensis, right absent, B. M., 70. 2. 18. 25; F. javanensis, left absent, B. M. 1641, a 

 (but in B. M. 1309, b, p^ is particularly large). F. domestica : in 252 skulls & 

 absent both sides 6 times, and one side, once (in 2 cases anterior deciduous tooth 

 remained on both sides in upper jaws of adults) Hensel, /. c. p. 552; in 38 skulls 

 seen by me, jj 1 absent both sides, 2 cases ; right side in one case (Manx, C. S. M., 

 428, a). 



In the following species the absence of p^ was so frequent as to call 

 for special notice. 



279. Cynaelurus jubatus : of 8 skulls 3 (2 African) were like Cat, 

 having i^_ both sides; 1^ absent both sides, 3 cases, B. M., 135, f. 

 and C. S. M. — ; left p 1 absent, right very small, C. S. M., 441; right 

 p 1 absent [1]. B. M., 135, c. 



280. F. caracal : out of 8 skulls only 4 had any indication that J? 

 might have been present, and in these it was doubtful. 



281. Lynx : of Lynxes of possibly different species, 17 skulls have no p}, 

 a skull marked "Lynx borealis," B. M., 1230, a has a small, worn stump 

 as p 1 on each side. 



282. F. pajeros (=pampana), Chili: 2 skulls only known to Hensel, 

 I. c, both without^. This tooth absent in B. M. 126 and 126, c; but 

 in one specimen seen, right ]^_ absent but left p^ of good size. 



Partial division (?) of lower premolar. 



Two cases relate to this subject. The first lower premolar 

 of Felidse is a two-rooted tooth of well-known form. In the first 

 of the following cases it bore an extra talon and root ; in the 

 second there was a small extra root on the internal face. (Cp. 



C. vulpes, No. 230.) 



283. F. tigris : anterior right lower premolar has a thin supernumerary 

 root on internal side of the tooth at the level between the two normal 

 roots. This tooth in form resembled a milk-carnassial to some extent, 

 but it was certainly not one of the normal milk-teeth. C. S. M., 333. 



