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Herpestes brachyurus, Gray. 



Syn. — " Musang Turon" of the Malays of the Peninsula. 

 Hab. — Malayan Peninsula. 



The largest male measured from the apex of the nose to the root of 

 the tail one foot six and a half inches, the tail nine inches. It is distin- 

 guished from the other species, not only by its colours and comparatively 

 short tail, but by its larger size and much more robust make. 



Gen. — Felis, Linne. 

 Felis Tigris, Linne\ 



Syn. — Tigris regalis, Gray : List. 



" Harimau" or " Rimau" of the Malays. 

 Hab. — Malayan Peninsula. 



India. 

 Lieut. Colonel James Low has communicated the following denomi- 

 nations, by which the Malays of the Peninsula distinguish different varie- 

 ties : 



" Rimau Sipai," reddish coated, striped. 



" Rimau Ballu," darker coloured. 



" Daun Pinang," reddish coated, without stripes. 



" Tuppu Kassau/' darkish, without stripes, but with longer hairs 

 than the others. 



" Puntong Prun," very dark, striped. 



Felis leopardus, Schreber. 



Syn. — Felis Pardus, Linne, ? 

 Felis varia, Schreber, 

 Felis Panthera, Erxleben, 



Felis chalybeata, Hermann, ^Apud Gray : List. 



Felis antiquorum, Fischer, 

 Felis fusca, Meyer, 

 Felis Nimr, Ehrenberg, 



Leopardus varius, Gray : List. 



Felis Leopardus, apud Schinz. 



" Rimau Bintang" of the Malays of the Peninsula. 



Hab. — Malayan Peninsula. 



India. 



