MR. HODGSON S COLLECTION. 5 



The LEOPARD. Leopardus varius, C. Mam. B. M. 40. Felis 

 Pardus, Linn. ? Hodgs. J. A. S. B. x. 918. Calc. J. N. H. iv. 286. 

 Felis Leopardus, Schreb. Hodgs. J. A. S. B. x. 918. Calc. J. N. 

 H. iv. 286. T. Panthera, Pallas, Z. R. A. i. 18. Panther Leo- 

 pard and Cheeta (or Hunting Leopard), Hodgs. J. A. S. B. i. 340. 



Inhab. Hilly regions, in the woods, rare in the Tarai. 

 . A skull of an adult. 



b. A skull of a young specimen. 



c. A specimen with the small round spot on the front of the back. 



d. A specimen with rings of spots on the front of the back ; not 



in a good state. 



e. A drawing of a leopard and panther of the central region, 1. 16. 



copied and young added, t. 17. 



Mr. Hodgson mentions the hunting leopard as found in Ne- 

 pal, in his list in the /. A. S. B. i. 340, but has left it out of the 

 others. Pallas says it is found in the Kergiss Desert, and east 

 waste of the Caspian, (Z. R. A. i. 20). 



The OUNCE. Leopardus Uncia, Cat. Mam. B. M. 41. Felis 

 Uncia, Schreb. Hodgs. J. A. S. B. xi. 1842, 274. F. Pardus, 

 Pallas, Z. R. Asiat. i. 17. F. Irbis, Ehrenb. Irbis, Muller, 

 Samml. iii. 607. 



Inhab. Thibet. 



a. A skin of adult. 



b. A skin of a half-grown specimen, not good state. 



c. Drawing of young, t. 18. 



d. Drawing of adult, t. 19. 



The SMALLEK TORTOISE-SHELL TIGER. Felis macrosceloides, 

 Hodg. Calc. J. N. H. iv. 286. F. macroscelis, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. 

 x. 718 (not desc.), xi. 1842, 275, (not Vigors). Felis, n. s. Tickell, 

 J. A. S. B. 1843, 814, t. 



Inhab. Nepal and Thibet. 



a. A skin of an adult specimen, with front of jaws, not in a good 



state. 



b. A skin of a half-grown specimen. 



c. A drawing of adult, one-sixth the natural size, t. 20. 



The MURMI. Leopardus Moormensis, Gray, C. M. B. M. 41 . 

 Felis Moormensis, Hodgs. P. Z. S. 1832, 10, 1834, 97. F. mur- 

 raensis, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. x. 918. Calc. J. N. H. iv. 286. Mur- 

 mi Cat, Hodgs. J. A. S. B. i. 341. 



Inhab. Nepal, Central hilly region. 

 a. Skull. 

 6. Drawing of adult, t. 11, copied t. 33, f. 1, copied and another 



added, t. 22. 



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