172 ACCOUNT OF A NEW SPECIES OF FELIS. 



merary, by my friend Charles Edmonston, Esq. who, 

 during a residence of near forty years in that part of 

 America, has devoted a considerable portion of his 

 time to the practical study of Zoology. He repre- 

 sents this as a full grown animal. The recent skin 

 had been very well stuffed by the person who killed 

 the animal* ; and a comparison of its dimensions 

 with that of a Puma prepared by the same individ- 

 ual, will serve to mark the difference between the 

 two species. 



Spotless Cat. Puma. 





Ft. 



In. 



Ft. In. 



Length of the body from nose to tail,. 



..2 





4 9 





,1 



8 



2 6 





.0 





0 Il| 





,4 



n 



7 3 



Circumference behind the shoulders, ., 



...1 



4 



2 11 





.0 



10 



1 7 



The head of the Spotless Cat is much more point- 

 ed, its nose more elevated, and its limbs are much 

 more slender, in proportion to its size, than in the 

 Puma. The strength of the jaws and size of the 

 teeth, are likewise proportionally less. In the Pu- 

 ma, the backs of the ears are black ; in our animal, 



* In this specimen, as in many others prepared under Mr 

 Edmonston's eye, the bones of the head and feet are preserv- 

 ed, and the greatest attention paid, to mark the general habit 

 of the living animal. 



