396 Mr. G. S. Miller on new 



instead of 38 to 44 mm.) ; skull with zygomatic arches very 

 wide-spreading, the ratio of zygomatic breadth to condylo- 

 basal length ranging from 58 to 60 instead of from 53 

 to 57. 



Measurements. — Type : head and body 254 mm. ; tail 

 105 ; hind foot 43 : skull, condylo-basal length 47 ; zygo- 

 matic breadth 24'2; mastoid breadth 23*2 ; occipital depth to 

 lip of foramen magnum 13 ; frontal depth behind tooth-row 

 13"2 ; mandible 26"8 ; maxillary tooth-row, exclasive of 

 incisors, 12 ; mandibular tooth-row, exclusive of incisors, 15. 



Specimens examined. — Seven from Islay and six from Jura, 

 the latter kindly placed at my disposal by Mr, Harnier, of 

 the Cambridge Museum. 



Felis gramina^ sp. n. 



Type. — Young adult male (skin and skull). B.M. no. 

 4. 1. 25. 3. Invermoriston District, Inverness, Scotland, 

 January IG, 1904. Presented by A. H. Cocks, Esq. Original 

 number 60. 



Diagnosis. — Similar to Fells sihestris, Schreber, but darker 

 (the general effect of back and sides broccoli-brown instead 

 of smoke-grey) and w'ith black markings more extensive and 

 better defined. 



Colour. — Underfur of back and sides a light ochraceous- 

 buflf, the basal half of the hairs mouse-grey. Light annu- 

 lations of longer hairs very nearly the cream-buff of 

 llidgway. Black tips to longer hairs more noticeable than 

 in Felis sihestris, and general effect of ground-colour dis- 

 tinctly browner and with no trace of the frosted appearance 

 often very noticeable in the continental animal. Upperside 

 of feet and inner surface of hind legs ochraceous-buff, 

 becoming duller and somewhat drab-tinged on underside of 

 body. Pectoral and intercrural white areas well defined and 

 strongly contrasted with surrounding colour. Black spotting 

 on middle of chest conspicuous. Soles and palms blackish. 

 Dark markings on tail, legs, and upperparts similar to those 

 of Felis silvesfris in arrangement, but more definite in outline, 

 particularly the transverse stripes on outer side of fore legs 

 and those on posterior half of body, the latter nearly always 

 appearing as definite stripes. 



Skull and teeth. — As in Felis silvesfris. 



Measurements. — Type : head and body 534 mm. ; tail 338 ; 



hind foot 127 : skull, condylo-basal length 87 ; zygomatic 



breadth 66; mastoid breadth 43'8 ; postorbital constriction 



34'6 ; interorbital constriction 18'6; breadth of rostrum over 



