| OCR Text |
Show 266 DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE SKULLS OF THE FELIDA. [Mar. 14. Fig. 3. Ncofelis macrocelis. I. N E O F E L I S MACROCELIS. (Fig. 3.) Felis macrocelis, Temm. F. diardii, Desmoul. 7". macroceloides, Hodgson. 71 nebulosa, H. Smith. 77a5. Himalaya (Hodgson) ; Malacca (Temm.) ; Siam. Pupil oval.-Bartlett. Skull: length 7-f inches, width 4f inches. Var. Smaller. Skull • length 5 inches, width 3| inches (adult). Hab. Siam. 2. NEOFELIS BRACHYURUS. Leopaadus brachyurus, Swinhoe, P. Z. S. 1862, p. 352, t. 43. Hab. Formosa (Swinhoe). B. Nocturnal Cats.-The pupil of the eye oblong or linear erect when contracted; the eyeball large. The orbits of the skull large for the size of the face. The nose of the skull generally short, compressed above behind, with a more or less marked concavity in front of the orbits. In some genera and species the orbits of the eyeballs are much larger, compared with the size of the face and skull, than in others. * Skull short and high. 6. PARDALINA. Face round. Eyes moderate ; pupil - ? Skull short, high ; face short; forehead arched in front; brain-case swollen, short ; orbits moderate, incomplete behind. First upper false grinder small. |
