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FELIS GEOFFROYI
1s the bellies of the specimens brought by D'Orbigny are exactly as he described them to be—" while, potted with brownish
Mack.” The F.guigna of Molina, on the other hand, has but litle to do with F. geafroy; and it i most probable, ws
stated by Molina himself, that his animal is merely variety or variable speeimen of Firing
Far rather soft and thick. General colour rufous body covered with small black spots, which on the back are rather
Pointed at one end, and largest on the hind quarters. Head rufous, with two nnerow black lines down each side of the
centre, extending onto the back, where they become broad ; two black stripes.on each side of the face; checks and
throat white, a black band across the lower end of the under jaw, and a black stripe on cach side of the throat and one
cross the upper part of the Shoulders spotted like the hind quarters. Belly white, spotted with brownish black
two black bars inside of front legs, and four inside of hind logs. Tail long, same colour as body, narrowly ringed and
tipped with black, the under portion greyish inthe centre. Ears behind black, with a white spot inthe centre
M. Alphonse Milne-Edwards kindly drew my attention to an individual of this species which was received fom the
Upper Parana, and died in the Jardin des Plantes. It is peculiar for its light colour, which is pale yellowish brows
bars. Top of head of a slightly greyish hue; but the cheeks and neck are yellowish, lke the body. ‘The usual cheek
ck of head and neck, not continued, however, upon the back. Chin and upper p
of throat white f neck bu; broad
thiekly covered with small Black spots all over the body and hind legs ; on the fore legs they take the
k har crosses the lower part of throat; and there is one on the upper
prt of breast nd inside of legs white, spotted with black on the former and barred on the latter. Tail same
ularly and narrowly ringed with Black. Length of body 25 inches, tail 15 inches. This specimon has
rather smaller than the typical style, and the tail less broudly ringed. Iti probable that in a large series of
specimens individuals would be found to exhibit all variations of spots, ftom that represented in the lower figure in my
Plate to the profusely and minutely spotted specimen just described, these two being the extreme,
The skull of the species is peculiar among those of the Cats by its strongly marked characteristics. It is broad, with
very short face and a rather high arched forehead ; nasuls moderately broad, and curving outwards and backwards towards
their frontal articulation. ‘The skull viewed in profile shows thatthe facil region is highest above, and fom this part shelves
gradually backwards towards the supravecipital re bital process of frontal bone unusually lengthened and
slender; orbits moderate, incomplet outline of mandibular ramus much curved between symphysis and angle
Upper canines moderate in size. Proceses of maxilla very broad and square at their upper posterior ends |