2(36 DK. J. E. GRAY ON THE SKULLS OF THE FKLID.E. [Mai*. 14, 



Fig. 3. 



3i'eofcl/s III acrocdis, 



1. NeOFELIS MACROCELIS. (Fig. 3.) 



Felis macrocelis, Temm. 



F. diardii, Desmoul. 



F. 7nacroceloides, Hodgson. 



F. nehidosa, H. Smith. 



Hab. Himalaya (i/oJysow) ; Malacca (rew/m.) ; Siam. 



Pupil oval. — Bartlett. 



Skull : length 7^ inches, width 4| inches. 



Var. Smaller. Skull : length 5 inches, width 3| inches (adult). 

 Hab. Siam. 



2. Neofelis brachyurus. 



Leopaadus brachyurus, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1802, p. 352, t. 43. 

 Hab. Formosa {Swinhoe). 



13. Nocturnal Cats. — The pujnl of the ^ye obloiuj or linear erect 

 when contracted ; the eyeball large. The orbits of the skull 

 large for the size of the face. The nose of the skull generally 

 short, compressed above behind, with a more or less marked 

 concavity in front of the orbits. 



In some genera and species the orbits of the eyeballs are much 

 larger, compared with the size of the face and skull, than in others. 



* Skull short and high. 



b. Pardalxna. 



Face round. Eyes moderate ; pupil — ? Skull short, high ; face 

 short ; forehead arched in front ; brain-case swollen, short ; orbits 

 moderate, incomplete behind. First upper false grinder small. 



