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Show 1867.] DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE SKULLS OF THE FEL1D/E. 263 ** Nose on the same plane as the forehead. 2. LEO. Head, neck, sides of body, and legs maned. Tail elongate, tufted at the end. Pupil round. Skull : nose on the same plane as the forehead ; nasals flat, nearly as long as maxillee. The orbits of the skull moderate, incomplete behind. LEO NOBILIS. Felis leo, Linn. Leo africanus et L. persicus, Swains. L. gambianus, Gray. L. gooryrattensis, Gmel. &c. Blainv. Osteogr. Felis, t. 5 & 9. Hab. Asia; Africa. Skull: length 14| inches, width 9^ inches. 3. TIGRIS. Cheeks with spreading whiskers. Tail elongate, tapering at the end. Pupil round. Skull: nose on same plane as the forehead; orbits of the skull moderate, incomplete behind. Nasals very large, reaching beyond the back edge of the maxillee. Internal nostrils broad. Palate truncated behind. TIGRIS REGALIS. Felis tigris, Linn. Blainv. Osteogr. Felis, t. 7. Hab. Asia. Skull: length 14 inches, width 10^ inches. 4. LEOPARDUS. Hair of head and neck uniform. Tail elongate (rarely shorter than the body). Pupil round. Orbits of the skull moderate, incomplete behind. Nose on same plane as the forehead. The upper process of the intermaxilla very narrow, and much produced up the side of the maxilla, often one-third the length of the nasal. •f Large rose-spotted Leopards. 1. LEOPARDUS PARDUS. Felis leopardus, F. varia, et 7\ uncia, Schreb. F. pardus, Linn. F. panthera, Erxl. F. chalybeata, Herm. F. minor, Ehr. F. antiquorum, Fischer. F. pcecilura, Valenc. F. paleeopardus, Fitz. Blainv. Osteogr. Felis, t. 8 ; Temm. Monogr. t. 9. f. 1, 2. |
