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208 FELIS.
Felis costaricensis Mearns.
Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. XXV, No. 1280, p. 245, September 17, 1902. Preoccupied
l)y Felis hangsi costaricensis Merriam, Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., Ill, i». 596, December
11, 1901.
= Felis pardalis mearnsi .Vllen. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XX, 1904, p. 71, February
29, 1904.
14:180. Skull. Adult (male, fd^ Dr. E. A. Mcarn.s). Talamanoa,
Costa Rica. CoUcM'ted by Prof. W. JVI. Gabb. Orig-inal lumiber
73. CatalojTued November 19, 1874.
The catalogue calls for a skin, 12180, but it has never been found, and the
type was descrilxMi without it. Skull is nearly perfect; the pterygoids are
chipped and the following teeth are missing from the upper jaw: Right side, first
incisor, first premolar, and the molar; left side, first incisor, canine, and first
premolar.
Felis fossata Mearns.
Proc. Biol. Soc. AVash., XIV, p. 150, August 9, 1901.
708(). Skull onl}'. Adult. Merida, Yucatan, M-exico. Collected ))v
Dr. A. Schott. Original number 952. Catalogued July 8, 1866.
Skull perfect.
Felis hernandesii goldmani Mearns.
Proc. liiol.Soc. Wash., XIV, p. 142, August 9, 1901.
105930. Skin only. Adult. Yobaltun, Campeche, Mexico. JanuaiT
5, 1901. Received from E. A. (xoldman. Catalogued June
18, 1901.
The skin is a tanned i)elt, without feet, in good condition.
Felis hippolestes ]\Ierriam. Biological Survey collection.
Proc. Biol. Soc. AVash., XI, p. 219, July 15, 1897.
57936. Skin and skull. Old male. Wind River Mountains, near
head of liig \V\n(\ River, Wyoming. Novem])er, 1892. Collected
by John Burlingame.
Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect, except for broken andital
buUie and right i)terygoid.
Felis limitis ]\Ic:irns. Biological Survey collection.
i'n.c. Biol. Soe. Wash., XIV, p]>. 14tM48, August 9, 1901.
= Felis pardalis albescens Pucheran. See Allftn, Bull. Amer. .Mus. Nat. Hist.,
XXII, pp. 219-221, July 25, 1906.
44B»2- Skill and skull. Adult male. Brownsvill