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relatively longer body, shorter legs, and shorter tail; the length of the latter being 
not more than from one-quarter to one-third that of the head and body. The fur 
is long and soft; and on the upper-parts it is of a dark rich reddish-brown colour, 
having a curious speckled silvery appearance, due to some of the hairs having white 
tips. In many specimens, at least, a pair of yellow lines diverge from above the 
nose on to the forehead between the eyes. The under-parts are whitish, more or 
less splashed with brown. The length of the head and body varies from 21 to 24 
inches, while that of the tail -is not more than from 6 to 8 inches. 
The skull of this cat resembles that of the preceding species in having the 
sockets of the eyes surrounded by bone; but differs in having three premolar 
teeth in the upper jaw, the first of which is relatively larger than in any other 
living cat. The flat-headed cat has been obtained from the Malay Peninsula and 
the islands of Sumatra and Borneo; but nothing appears to have been hitherto 
ascertained as to its habits in the wild state. 
Another uniformly-coloured cat, with fur of a bright chestnut tint, has been 
described from Borneo, under the name of the Bornean bay cat (F. badia). The 
tail is relatively longer than in the flat-headed cat. 
The Ocelot (Felis pardalis). 
If not equal in beauty of coloration to its much larger cousin the jaguar, the 
smaller South American cat known as the ocelot occupies at least the next place in 
this respect; and exhibits individual variations fully as marked as those occurring 
in the Asiatic leopard-cat. The ocelot is essentially a South American species, 
ranging northwards, however, into Mexico, and just impinging on the extreme 
south-western borders of the United States. Southwards it extends to Paraguay; 
but, according to Mr. W. H. Hudson, it is unknown on the pampas of Argentina, 
from which it may be inferred that its alleged occurrence in Patagonia is, at least, 
open to doubt. Like the leopard-cat, the ocelot, on account of its numerous 
variations in colour, has received a number of distinct scientific names. Prof. 
Mivart, describes the more general type in the following words:—“ The ground¬ 
colour of the ocelot may be tawny-yellow or reddish-grey. It is always marked 
with black spots, which are aggregated in chain-like streaks and blotches, generally 
forming elongated spots, each with a black border, enclosing an area which is 
rather darker than is the general ground-colour. The head and limbs bear small 
spots, and there are two black stripes over each cheek, and one or two black trans¬ 
verse black bands within each fore-leg. The tail tends to be ringed, and the 
ventral parts of the trunk and limbs are whitish.” 
There is, however, a well-marked variety of a grey colour, in which the flanks 
may be whitish; while there is a second form characterised by its less brilliant 
coloration, the wider interval between the blotches, and the lighter colour of the 
areas enclosed by the black lines. Still more strikingly different is the third form, 
characterised by the fulness and intensity of its coloration, the ground-colour 
being bright fulvous, and the black markings exceedingly numerous and deep, 
while the white parts stand out in strong contrast to the rest. The pupil of the 
eye, when contracted, forms an exceedingly narrow vertical slit. Not only does 
