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MAMMALIA. 



Felis catolynx, Pallas Zoog. Rosso As., i, p. 23 (1811). 



Lynx chaus, Fischer Zoognosie, p. 230 (1814)*. 



Felis kutas, Pearson J. A. S. B., i, p. 75 (1832). 



Felis affinis, Gray Illustr. Ind. Zool., i, pi. iii (1832). 



Felis erythrotis, Hodgson J. A. S. B., v, p. 233 (1836). 



Felis inconspicua, Gray Charlesw. Mag. N. H.,i, p. 577 (1837). 



Chaus lybicus, Gray List Mamm. B. M., p. 45 (1843} i ^d- '''*'• Hoigs. Coll., 



1st ed., p. 7 ; Adams P. Z. S., 1858, P.S14. 

 Felis jacquemonti, Is. Geoff. St. Hit. Jacquemont Voyage, p. 58 pis. ii, iii 



■(1844). 

 Felis lybicus, Locke Expl. Scient. Alger., iii (1850)*. 



Chaus jacquemonti, Gerrard Cat. Bones B. M,, p. 66 (1862) ; Gray Cat. 

 Carn. Mamm., p. 34. 



The Jungle Cat ; Gurba-i-kuhi, Persian ; Jangli billi, Deccani 

 and Hindustani ; Ban billi, in Kumaon ; Katas, Banberal, Bengali ; 

 Hoppa, Assamese ; Maut bek, Kadu bek, Bella bek, Canarese ; 

 Mota rahu, Manjur, Mahratta ; Bhooga, Mahrattas (Ghats) ; 

 Birka, Bhagulpore Hills ; Jurka pilli, Telegu ; Cherru pili, Malay- 

 alim ; Kyoung tsek-koon, Arakan. 



Distribution. — Throughout North Africa, Egypt, Nubia and 

 Barbary, Asia Minor (Alston), Palestine (Tristram) ; shores of 

 Caspian, West and Southern Persia (Blanford), Afghanistan and 

 Candahar, India, Ceylon (Kelaart), Assam and Burma (Spearman). 

 In India universally distributed from the Himalayas and Sind to 

 the extreme south extending eastwards to Assam.- 



a. Skin $ Agra dist., N.-W. P. Lucknow Museum. 



b. Skin $ Agra dist., N.-W. P. Lucknow Museum. 



c. Skin juv. 2 ^'gra dist., N.-W. P. Lucknow Museum. 



d. Skin Punjab Salt Range W. Theobald, A. S. B, 



e. Skin Kisht, nr. Bushire (2,000 Sir O. St. John. 



ft). 



/. Skin Cachar Sir O. St. John. 



g. Skin Banda, N.-W. P. J. Cockburn. 



h. Skin Travancore Purchased. 



y. Skin J. E. T. Aitchison. 



A. Skin juv. ? ,, — Zoological Gardens. 



/.Stuffed No history, A.S.B. 



m. Stuffed W. Rutledge. 



n. Stuffed Gurriah, nr. Calcutta Museum Coll., 1870. 



o. Stuffed Gurriah, nr. Calcutta Museum Coll., 1870. 



p. Stuffed $ Raneegunge, Bengal J. Diveria, 1867. 



q. Stuffed Simla T. Hutton, A.S.B. 



r. Stuffed ^ Calcutta Purchased. 



s. Skull Purchased. 



t. Skull Kabul Sir A. Burnes, A.S.B. 



«. Skull Kandahar T. Hutton, A S.B. 



V. Skull Ceylon E. F. Kelaart, A.S.B. 



™-6». 6 Skulls Banda, N.-W. P. J. Cockburn. 



c'. Skull juv. S Zoological Gardens. 



d". Skeleton A.S.B. 



c'. Skin, skull $ Kendrapara, Bengal A. f . Eraser. 



/«-/'. 6 Skulls Banda, N.-W. P. J. Cockburn. 



m'. Skin, skull Shevaroy Hills, Mdr. Mrs. W. King. 



