274 DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE SKULLS OF THE FELID^. [Mar. 14, 



20. Felispardochroa, Hodgson, P. Z.S. 1856, p.396. (Fig. 7.) 



F. nepalensis, Hodgson, Icon. 



Hab. Nepal. 



Pupil linear, erect. — Hodgson. 



21. Felis chinensis, Gray, Mag. N. H. 183/ ! 



F. bengalensis, var., Bl;j;th, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 184. 

 Hab. China. 



22. Felis jerdonii, Blyth, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 18.'") (not described). 

 Hab. India. 



23. Felis javanensis, Horsfiekl, Zool. Java, t. ? 



F. diardii, Griffith. 

 F. minuta, var., Temm. 

 F. undata, var., Fischer. 

 Hab. Java. 



24. Felis nepalensis, Vigors & Horsfield, Zool. Journ. iv. p. 382. 



Hab. India. 



Perhaps a hybrid or domesticated. 



25. Felis maniculata, RUppell. 



F. ruppeUi, Schinz. 



Hab. Tunis ; Tangiers ; Sennaar ; Cordofan. 

 Var. Vi\\e \v\\\t\s\i.— Felis jmlcheUa, Gray, Mag. N. II. 1837. 

 Skull 3^ inches long, 2| inches wide. Face short, broad ; orbits 

 large, rather oblong, nearly complete behind. 



26. Felis catus, Linn. 



Chat sauvage, Buffon, H. N. vi. 1. 1 ; Blasius, W. E. p. 163. f. 102, 

 103 (skull); Blainv. Osteogr. t. 10 (skull). 



Hub. Europe. 



Tail very thick. 



Skull : length 3|, width 2| inches. Orbits nearly complete, 1 inch 

 in diameter. 



27. Felis domestica, Brisson; Blasius, Fauna, W. E. p. 167. 

 f. 104, 105 (skull). 



F. syi'iaca, Aldrov. 



Hab. Syria?, and has been introduced Jis a domestic animal in 

 most countries. 



The normal colour seems to be that of the Tabby Cat, grey with 

 black dorsal streaks and subconcentric bands on sides and thighs ; 

 sometimes all black from melanism, or grey, blue, yellow, or white, or 

 these colours more or less mixed. When black, white, and yellow, 

 it is called Tortoise-shell or Spanish Cat. The fur varies greatly in 

 length ; it is very short, close, and almost erect from the skin in 

 the Rabbit Cats ; it is very long, silky, and fluffy in the Angora (or 



