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sometimes with a rusty tinge, with elongated, 

 sparsely scattered black spots, which give it 

 almost the color of the rich moss-colored bark 

 of a tropical tree ; an inhabitant of Ceylon and 

 portions of continental India. 



27. The CHINESE CAT (F. chinensis), pale yel- 

 lowish gray, with dark-brown spots, and white 

 on the under surface of the throat and body ; an 

 inhabitant of Canton and the island of Formosa. 



28. The SMALL CAT (F. minuta), much like 

 the Chinese Cat, but smaller and with spots 

 rather more elongated; an inhabitant of the 

 Indian Archipelago. 



29. JERDON'S CAT (F. jerdoni). This cat is 

 much like the last two species, but has a 

 shorter tail, darker and more distinct spots. 



30. The JAVAN CAT (F. javanensis), known 

 only from a skin in the British Museum. 



31. The BUSHY-TAILED, RED-SPOTTED CAT (F. 

 euptilura), about the size of the house-cat ; gray ; 

 spotted ; from Shanghai, China. 



32. The SMALL-EARED CAT (F.microtis) j Mon- 

 golia. 



33. The LARGE-EARED CAT (F. megalotis). 



34. The FLAT-HEADED CAT (F. planiceps), a 



