374 Mr. J. L. Bonliote on a 



posteriorly. In the skull, which is best understood by com- 

 parison with that of a Thunnuf!, the ossified sclerotic and 

 broad opercular bones are typically Scombroid features. In 

 a Thunnus tlie roof of the skull is composed of a posterior, 

 short, nearly vertical portion, formed to a great extent by the 

 exoccipitals, and above them by the supra-occipital and 

 epiotics, and of an anterior, long, nearly horizontal portion, 

 mainly formed by the frontals, and behind them by squamosals, 

 parietals, epiotics, and supra-occipital. The upper forks of 

 the post-temporals are attached to the epiotics, which almost 

 meet in the middle line, the posterior part of the supra- 

 occipital being ver}' narrow^ ; the frontals only meet in the 

 middle line posteriorly, anteriorly they bound a cavity in 

 front of the brain-cavity, open above, the floor of which is 

 formed by tlie ethmoid, and which is tilled with a loose oily 

 tissue. The skull of Luvarus may be regarded as that of a 

 Thimnus in which the posterior, nearly vertical part of the 

 roof has become very long and oblique, the epiotics being 

 greatly enlarged and united in the middle line behind the 

 supra-occipital, whilst this latter bone is carried forwards to 

 the level of the prefrontals and forms the roof of the cavity 

 between the frontals, which is extremely large and is 

 open anteriorly, its floor now being formed mainly by the 

 united alisj)henoids and prefrontals. From Mr. W'aite's 

 figure it would appear that ethmoid and supra-occipital are 

 connected. The posterior part of the skull below is remark- 

 able for its extreme shortness and great depth. 



In conclusion, I must express my thanks to Mr. A. 

 CoUenette, Hon. Curator of the Guernsey Museum, and to 

 Mr. E. Gerrard, by whose courtesy I have been enabled to 

 examine this skeleton. 



L. — On a neio Species of Cat from China. 

 By J. Lewis Bonhote", M.A. 



In working out some of the small spotted cats of China I 

 find the following species to be undescribed, and I propose 

 for it tlie name 



Feh's Richetti, sp. n. 



Intermediate in size between F. euptilura and F. chinensis. 

 General ground-colour bluish grey, except across the shoul- 

 ders, where rufous ti[)s to the hairs predominate. Wiiite 



