﻿BRITISH PLEISTOCENE FELIDJJ. 



Felis spelaa, Goldfuss. 1 



CHAPTER I. Lower Jaws . 



„ II. Forearm 



„ III. Os INNOMINATUM 



„ IV. Tarsus 



' V. Hind Paw 



Plate I. 

 „ II. 

 „ HI. 

 „ IV. 

 .. V. 



When simply numbers are placed at the commencement of the lines of the Tables of Measurement, 

 they invariably signify — 



1. Extreme length or antero-posterior measurement in inches. 



2. Minimum circumference. 



3. Maximum transverse measurement of proximal articulation. 

 4.. Vertical ditto ditto. 



5. Maximum transverse measurement of distal articulation. 



6. Vertical ditto ditto. 



DESIDERATA FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE MONOGRAPH ON 



FELIS SPELjFA. 



British specimens of nasal and internal bones of the cranium; vertebrae ; atlas ; axius ; sacrum. 



„ } , complete humerus, or proximal end of the bone ; distal end of ulna. 



„ ,, carpal bones, viz., cuneiform, trapezium, trapezoid, magnum. 



„ „ complete, or proximal end of femur. 



„ „ complete, or proximal end of fibula. 



Bones of any other species of Felis or Machairodus from the British Pleistocene. The species at 

 present known to exist in Britain are Machairodus latidens, Felis pardus, F. catus. But the lynx and, 

 perhaps, the serval might be expected. The authors of this Monograph would be glad of the opportunity 

 of examining any bones or teeth of Carnivora ; and the utmost care will be taken of bones, addressed either 

 to W. Boyd Dawkins, Esq., Geological Survey, Jermyn Street, or to W. A. Sanford, Esq., Nynehead Court, 

 Wellington, Somerset. Or should the possessors not wish to send them, the authors would be glad of the 

 opportunity of simple examination. 



1 Unfortunately we have been unable, from want of time, to publish the Plates and Descriptions of the 

 Bones of Felis spelcea in the order in which they should naturally appear. We trust that tbis may be 

 rectified in our future Monographs. 



