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19. Felis maemobata Martin. The Marbled Cat. 

 Felis marmorata, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamin. p. 74. 



" Bimau dahan " of the Malays, according to Cantor and 

 L. Wray. 



Cantor (p. 36) records this species as numerous in the Malay 

 Peninsula. In the Museum at Taiping there are two specimens 

 from Kuala Kangsar, Perak. In the Museum at Kuala Lumpor 

 there is a specimen caught at about 5 miles from that town. 



W. L. Sclater (Cat. Matnm. Indian Mus. ii. 1891, p. 222) 

 records two specimens from Malacca obtained in 1845. 



Dr. Hanitsch (Hep. Baffles L. & M. 1898, p. 9) mentions a 

 specimen of "Felis marmorata ( = diardi)" from Malacca. 



Distribution. Sikhim, Assam, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, 

 Java ; Borneo (?). 



20. Felis temmincki Vig. & Horsf. The Golden Cat. 

 Felis temmincki, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamin. p. 75. 



" Bimau Anjing " (Dog-cat) of the Malays of Perak, according 

 to Mr. L. Wray. 



In the Museum at Taiping there is a fine male from Kuala 

 Kangsar, Perak ; as stuffed it measures : — 



Head and body 34 in. (or 854 mm.) ; tail 17 in. (or 432 mm.). 



In the Museum at Kuala Lumpor there is one shot at Serendah, 

 about 22 miles from Kuala Lumpor. 



In the Museum at Singapore is a specimen from Malacca. 



Bidley (Mamm. Malay Pen. p. 92) mentions this cat from 

 Pahang. 



Distribution. Nepal, Sikhim, Tenasserim, Malay Peninsula, 

 Sumatra, Borneo. 



W. L. Sclater (Cat. Mamm. Indian Mus. ii. 1891, p. 222) 

 records a specimen from Malacca obtained in 1867. 



21. Felis vivebbina Benn. The Fishing Cat. 

 Felis viverrina, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 76. 

 Siamese. Seua-pla = " Fish-cat." 



This animal seems very well known in Siam ; there were 

 specimens of it in the Siamese Museum, but without exact locality. 

 In March 1897, in the open country between Paknam Kabiu and 

 Bawtong Kabin I saw by a pond footprints of a large cat, 

 probably of this species. In Jan. 1898 I saw a skin in a bazaar 

 at Chantaboon. 



Distribution, Parts of India, Ceylon, Burma, Siam, and Southern 

 China. Mr. Blanford also gives the Malay Peninsula. 



22. Felis bengalensis Kerr. The Leopard Cat. 



Felis javanensis, Cantor, p. 36. 

 Felis bengalensis, Blanf. Faun. Ind., Mamm. p. 78. 

 "Bimau akar" of the Malays of the Peninsula, according to 

 Cantor. 

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