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FELIS DIARDL
THE CLOUDED TIGER.
ELIS DIARDI, Destou, Dict. Chis. (182) voli
sp, Swaine Ania. Meng. p. 190 (1898) —Dlth, rs Foe a cana
oo. Sour, (185) vl ip B42
Yolo pee pe SM.—Jard. Nat. ibe vol. Sv. 178 pl -—Swin Poe. Zl Soc (1
nv: Archiv. Mus. Pars, (1871) vol wp. 92-—Digt, Cat, Mame, & Bids Darna, 1693) poop
FELIS NEBULOSA, Vg. & Hor (25) Gti Asim. King. (1927) p90 p-—Temm Mn, Mam, Append
1 2590-F- Cut. &St-Hily His, Mam. (1829) vo Sain. Ani. Meng (1838) p11
TIGRE ONDULE, Tem, M
RIMAU DAMAN, Rats, Te kp. 0
Journ, Nat. Ht Hors. Ann. & Mag. Nat. ist, m sr
7. 18=Gn m Dit. Ma. (1845) p (1863) p. 9 ap, 26
a Cat. Com, Mat. (1869) p. 14,
fg. 8 (hal) 1d. Cat Carn. Mam (1860) p19, 3 (ha).
PANTHERA MACROCELIS, Fiza. Situngyber, Akad, Wiss, Win, 1868) Ii p18
PANTIIERA NEBULOSA, i. tid. p 495
PANTIIERA DIARDI, i ibid p. 486,
ARDUS MACROCELIS, Swink. Nat His. Hainan, (1870) p. 7
Msn, Mountsinows parts of South-east Asa, with the islands of Sunatra and Borneo (Hoveson). Formosa, Hana
Swisnor). Moupin (Davin)
range of this handsome animal is very extensive, as it i found in the islands of Bornco and Sumatra tnough the
Malayan peninsula, ito Sikkim, Nepaul, Burmahs abo in the Himalayas, at an elevation of from S000 te 1000 ge ne
also in Thiet. It is likewise « native of Hainan and Formosa. ‘The animal fom the lastimmed sland oon dency
by Mr. Swinhow as ditinet (. ¢) under the name of Zaopardus trackynrus, on account of the shortness of the tale tan
member be arvarlsdicovered varie greatly smnong individ; and a twas the character upon whic the spec
yeas founded, hie referred it back to the present one, of which he considered ita small race, Iti not improbable ce
in. series of specimens from Formosa some would be found to equal in size those of the eontinent. "The Cloned tien
js generlly known among naturalists as the Fels macrotis usualy asribed to Temmninck, as given by that anther ann
Monograph of the Mamumalia;' but this mame appears to have lnen previously bestowed upon thi spice ty Verne
au Horseld (2). Desmoulion (ha four years previo deseribe the animal as F. dari, which name, eee
® prior right, is the one the species should bear. Hodgson called the examples from Nepal F. macroeuites on nooner
theater wml sie and lh diferent markings. ‘There sto much variation among invita af this soe,
sof this family, for a separate form to be established upon such slight grounds, ‘Bivan
a,” says that as this animal inereases in age, its ground-olour hecomes nang
fitsous and there is much individual variation in its markings.” Tt will be seen by the lit of synonyins quoted abone
Mito wecies Ima been the recipient of many names, and also been assigned to a considerable number of gerne
*Mhovgh have examined a toleraby large seis of bth skin and skull, ave never seen ay that seamed to seu |