10. FELIS. 23 



9. Pelis Geoffroyii. 



Felis Geofli-oyii, B' Orb. Voy. Amer. M^rid, 1. 13 (skull) : Gray, P. Z. S. 

 1867, p. 272. K Jy J> 



Hah. South America. 



10. Felis colocolla. 



Felis colocolla, Molina; F. Cuv. Mamm. lAth. t. ; Gray, P. Z. S. 

 1867, p. 272. 



Hab. South America ; Chili (Molina) ; Surinam (H. Smith). 



ttt Smaller one-coloured American Cats. " American Tigers." 



11. Pelis jaguarondi. B.M. 



Fells jaguarondi, Lac^p. ; Gray, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 272. 



Felis mexicana, Desm. 



Felis calomitli, Paird, Mam. iV. A. t. 74. f. 2 (skull, adult). 



Hah. South America. ' Skull, B.M. 



Pupil round. — Burmeister. 



In Blainville's figure the nose is much higher and forehead flatter 

 than the skulls in the British Museum. 



12. Pelis eyra. 



Felis eyra, Desm. ; Gray^ P. Z. S. 1867, p. 272. 



Felis unicolor. Trail, Baird, Mam. N. A. t. 73. f. 2 (skuU, young). 



Hah. Tropical America. SkuU, B.M. 



Pupil round. — Burmeister. PupU linear and vertical. — Ber- 

 landier. 



tttt Moderate-sized, African, spotted Cats. Cheeks without the cheek- 

 streaks. SkuU— -face raiher produced. Serval. 



13. Felis serval. B.M. 



Felis serial, Schreh. ; Gray, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 272. 



Felis capensis, Forst. 



Felis galeopardus, Desm. 



Serval,, -Bji^ore. 



Chaus servalina, Gerrard, Blcdnv. Ost&ogr. Felis, t. 16. 



Length of skuU 5 inches, width 3| inches. Nasals large. 



PupU. oblong, erect. — Bartlett. 



Hah. South and West Africa. 



The Leopard and the Serval of Africa are too well known to re- 

 quire any observation, except to remark that the Serval is by no 

 means so variable in the form and disposition of the spots as the 

 Leopard. 



14. Pelis rutila. B.M. 



Felis rutila, Waterhouse, P. Z. S. 1842, p, 130; Gray, P. Z. S. 1867, 

 pp. 272, 39^. 



Ked-brown, with indistinct darker spots on the back ; belly white 



