External Characters of the Felidge. 



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In the genus Felis (s. s.), as exemplified by F. sylvestris and 

 F. ocreata^ the rliinarium is comparatively small, exhibiting 

 from the dorsal view a very narrow naked area beyond the 

 hair of the summit o£ the muzzle. Viewed from the front, 



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A. 

 B. 

 C. 

 D. 

 E. 

 F. 



Ehinarium of Felis pardalis, from the front. 

 ,, from above. 

 „ from the side. 

 jaguarondi, from the front. 

 „ from above. 



,, from the side. 



its upper edge is horizontal with a slight median depression 

 and rounded angles. The median portion below the level of 

 the nostrils, which are moderately far apart^ is acutely angled 

 inferiorly, and there is no definite strip extending laterally 

 beneath the nostrils. The rhinarium of an example of 



