20 DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF 



ears. Ears black or brownish black outside, with an ill-defined 

 pale central spot. Fur brown at the base, ferruginous near 

 the end, some black tips on the back. 



This cat is very rare in Borneo, as yet I have not met 

 with it in the Baram district. Dimensions : length of head 

 and body 31 "5 inches, tail 19, height at the shoulder 17, length 

 of ear, 2'5. 



FELLS PLANICEPS. 



I'l'Iis plankcps^ Vigors and Horsf. 



About the size of a domestic cat. Tail short, a quarter to a 

 third the length of the head and body. Orbits completely enclosed 

 by bone, and the anterior upper premolar larger and better 

 developed than in any other living cat, having two roots. 

 Colour, dark rich brown above, the fur having a silvery 

 speckled appearance, owing to an intermixture of hairs with 

 white tips ; below white, more or less spotted or splashed with 

 brown. 



This cat is common in the low country, and is often very 

 destructive in the gardens. It is very fond of fruit, and has 

 constantly been known to dig up and eat the sweet potatoes 

 which are grown by the natives of Borneo. Dyak name, 

 ' Jellu Maio ' ; Kayan, ' Using.' 



Hab. Baram River (C. Hose). Mount Dulit 2000-ft. 

 (C. Hose). 



FELIS BADIA. 



Fclis badia. Gray, P.Z.S., 1874, p. 322, pi. xlix. 



This handsome red cat is very rare, and only met with in 

 the dense forest. It is about the size of Fclis marmorata, but 

 the general colour is a dark chestnut red. I have not had an 

 opportunity to notice the habits of this animal, having only 

 obtained one specimen. 



Hab. Suai River, Sarawak (C. Hose). 



FAMILY YIYERRID.E. 

 GENUS YIYERKA. 



VIVERRA TANGALUNGA. 



Viverra tanga/unga, Gray, P.Z.S. 1832, p. 63 ; 



This Civet cat inhabits the low country of Borneo, and 

 ascends the mountains to the height of 3,000 feet. It has a 

 very musky smell, and is called by the Dyaks, ' Sinang,' and 

 the Kayans, ' Tangalang.' The body measures two feet from 

 the tip of the nose to the root of the tail. The species is 

 figured in the P.Z.S. for 1876 (plate x.xxvii.), and it is ver}^ 

 common in Borneo. 



Hab. Baram River (C. Hose). Mount Dulit, 3,000 feet 

 (C Hose). Sarawak (A. Everett). Mount Kalulong (C. Hose). 



