1871.] DR. A. GUNTHER ON INDIAN FISHES. 761 



from the slender tails of the small Cats which are known to inhabit 

 the southern part of Europe and Asia. Desmarest's name of undata 

 will therefore have to become a synonym, probably of F.javanensis, 

 it that is allowed to be a different species from F. undata, Temm., 

 as his description and plate are so unsatisfactory as to render it im- 

 possible to make out what animal was intended ; and Radde's species 

 will require a new name, as it is evident it cannot be considered 

 identical with any Indian Cat, nor does it resemble any species yet 

 described from northern Asia. I would therefore propose that it 

 should be known as 



Felis euptilura. (Plate LXXVI.) 



Felis undata 1, Radde, Reisen im Siiden von Ost-Sibirien, 1862, 

 p. 106, pi. 4. 



Ground-colour of the body light brownish yellow, strongly mixed 

 with grey, covered with reddish-brown spots rather oblong in shape, 

 darkest and most conspicuous on the hind quarters ; head grey, with 

 a white line under the eye and on the side next to the nose ; two 

 dark brown stripes in the centre, commencing at the top of the nose, 

 and one on each side beginning at the eye, pass over the top of the 

 head, and down the back of the neck to the shouders ; a dark-red 

 stripe from the corner of the eye runs back across the cheek to the 

 base of the ear ; and another rather lighter in colour, starting below 

 the eye, passes across the cheek and curves back under the throat. 

 The centre of the back much darker than the sides, with spots of 

 dark brown. Under lip white, as is also the throat and underparts. 

 Across the upper part of the breast are four broken bands of foxy 

 red ; belly covered with large brown spots, becoming rufous between 

 the hind legs. Inner side of hind legs buff, with cross bands of foxy 

 red, and covered Avith small reddish spots to the toes. Tail thick, 

 rather short, bushy, darker than the body, with several incomplete 

 broken rings of blackish brown. Inside of ear buff, behind black. 

 In size the animal appears somewhat larger than the ordinary do- 

 mestic Cat. The skin, unfortunately, is in a very bad condition, the 

 hair falling off at the slightest touch. 



11. Examination of certain "Remarks on Indian Fishes" 

 made by Mr. Francis Day in the ' Proceedings of the 

 Zoological Society.' By Dr. Albert Gunther, F.Z.S. 



' , [Received December 5, 1871.] 



At the Meeting of the Zoological Society held Nov. 7th, 1871, 

 a paper by Mr. Day was read, entitled " Remarks on Indian Fishes," 

 in which he attempts to disprove the correctness or justice of some 

 critical observations made by me in the ' Zoological Record ' for 1869. 

 Some of these "remarks" do not require a reply, as Mr. Day 

 merely repeats his former statements, and zoologists specially in- 



