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Mr. Fraser’s notes state that the animal is provided with a gland 
between the hoofs, and that the female has four teats. 
The fur is short, glossy and adpressed, and of a bright rusty red 
colour, darkish on the back, and paler on the under parts of the 
body ; a black mark runs along the back very nearly to the tail ; this 
mark is broadest towards the shoulders, where its width is about an 
inch or rather less; over the shoulders it becomes obliterated, blend- 
ing gradually into the brownish hue which covers those parts and 
the neck. The upper surface of the head is of a deep rusty red 
colour, shading into black at the tip of the muzzle; the sides of the 
face are yellowish fawn-colour, and the throat is whitish. The ears 
are of moderate size, broad and somewhat pointed ; externally they 
are clothed with closely adpressed small hairs, which are for the 
most part of a black colour, but in front at the base they assume a 
bright rust tint ; this is also the colour of the fringe of longish hairs 
on the anterior margin. About half-way down the fore leg and on 
the anterior surface some black hairs are observable, intermixed with 
those of the ordinary colour; these become more numerous lower 
down and form a mark which becomes gradually broader, and from 
the front to the hoof it encircles the foot ; numerous white hairs are 
intermixed on this part, and they form a white ring next to the hoof. 
The hind feet are coloured in the same way. 
Mr. Waterhouse then read his description of a species of Cat pro- 
cured at Sierra Leone. 
Feuis rutitus. F-. pilis brevibus adpressis ; corpore supra ferrugi- 
neo, ad latera indistincté maculato, maculis parvulis, subtis albido 
maculis rufo-nigricantibus ornato ; caudd brevi, immaculatd, supra 
obscure rufd, subtis pallidiore. 
CONUS Belair 45:6:5i60 3 Dee eele d 10 0O 
The skin which furnishes the above characters was procured by 
Mr. Fraser when at Sierra Leone, and was said to be from the Man- 
dingo country. Unfortunately, like all other skins brought from the 
interior for sale or barter, it is imperfect, wanting the head and lower 
part of the limbs. In the shortness of its tail and in its nearly uni- 
form colouring, it approaches the Lynxes. It probably inhabits the 
mountains. 
Imperfect skins of the Cercopithecus Campbelli were also procured 
by Mr. Fraser at the same time; they were likewise said to be from 
the Mandingo country. 
