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DESCRIPTION^ or PLATE I. 



1. Right ramus of lower jaw of dwarf form of Domestic Cat {Felis 



domestica), from I^'ewliall caves. (N. H. 102.) x 1. 



2. Right ramus of lower jaw of African Wild Cat {Felts ocreata), from 



Newhall caves. (N. H. 88.)- x 1. 



3. Right ramus of lower jaw of European Wild Cat (Felis catus), from 



Inverness, Scotland. (107. 1899.) x 1. 



4. Right ramus of lower jaw of African Mummy Cat {Felis ocreata), 



from Egyptian tomh. (72.1901.) x 1. 



5. Lower carnassial tooth of European Wild Cat {Felis catus), from 



Inverness, Scotland, x 2. 



6. Lower carnassial tooth of Domestic Cat {Felis domesfica), from 



Cappagh, Co. Waterford. x 2. 



7. Lower carnassial tooth of African Wild Cat {Felis ocreata), from 



NiTewhall caves, x 2. 



Note. — The roots of the teeth in figs. 6 and 7 should be twisted 

 more to the right in order to give an exact idea of their position in 

 the alveoli. 



