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FELIDiE. 
The Caracal. Caracal melanotis. Felis Caracal, Schreh . 
Buffon, ix. t. 24. Bennett , Tower Menag. 57. fig. 
a. Adult. Spots on belly blackish. Cape of Good Hope. 
— Presented by Miss Shaw. 
b. Younger. Spots on belly red. India ? 
The Peeshoo or Canada Lynx. Lyncus Canadensis. 
Felis Canadensis, Geoff. Richards, N.Z. 101. F. Borealis, 
Temm. Buffon , Supp. hi. t. 44. Cat Lynx, Penn. Car- 
cajou, Charlevoix. 
a. Grey ; fur thick, winter coat ? front edge of ears rufous. 
— Presented by the Hudson’s Bay Company. 
b. Rufous ; fur thinner ; limbs blackish, waved ; front 
edge of ears white. Canada. — Presented by Mrs. 
Mauger. 
The Southern Lynx. Lyncus pardinus. Felis pardina, 
Oken. Loup Cervier, Perrault. Anim . iii. t. 17. 
a. Larger and brighter rufous. Sardinia ? 
b. Smaller ; rather darker. Spain, Sierra Morena. — 
Presented by Capt. S. E. Widdrington, R.N. 
The Youze, or Chetah. Gueparda jubata. Felis ju- 
bata, Schreb. F. guttata, Herm. F. Fearonis, A . Smith ? 
F. venatica, H. Smith. Hunting Cat, Penn. Bennett , 
Tower Menag. 61. fig. Buffon , Supp. iii. t. 38. 
a. Cape of Good Hope. — Presented by William Burchell, 
Esq., LL.D. 
b. H YE NINA. 
The Striped Hyaena. Hyjena striata, Zimm. Canis 
Hyaena, Linn . H. vulgaris, JLesm. H. orientalis, Tied. 
H. antiquorum, Temm. Hooudar, Williamson. Buff. 
ix. t. 25. Supp. iii. t. 46. Menag. Mus . t. Mam . 
Lithog. t. Bennett , Tower Menag. 71. fig. 
a. North Africa, Egypt.- — Presented by James Burton, 
Esq. 
Crested Hyaena, Bruce, Trav. t. Hyaena Dubbah, Meyen. 
Canis Hyaenomelas. 
b. Young. India, Madras. — Presented by Col. Sykes. 
Turrus, Mahrattas. H. vulgaris, Sykes. 
c. Throat black. Cape of Good Hope. 
