Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.1): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe

530 CATALOGUE MAMMALIA. 6. Felis pajeros. — Desm. E. M. p. 231. Chat pampa, D'Azara, 1. 179. A variety of this species was given to me, by the Patagonian Indians, that had been recently killed; the skin was preserved, and is now in the museum of the Zoological Society. The following is the description of my specimen : The prevailing colour is a yellowish grey, deeper above, and gradually blending into the colour of the belly, chin, neck, inner part of the legs, the region of the anus, and below the root of the tail, which are white ; the imder part of the neck and belly also are spotted with black, disposed in transverse bands; the fore arms have three similar transverse bands, and the thighs four encircling the legs ; ears white inside and tipped black ; eyes dark blue, eye- lids whitish, corner of the eyes black, particularly at the anterior or inner angle ; claws whitish, and paws black ; whiskers white, and some long white hairs over the eyes ; the canine teeth are very acute, and have the longitudinal grooves or angles deeply marked. Inches. Length of the body from the extremity of the nose to the root of the tail 29 Length of tail 11| Ditto head 6 Breadth of head between the ears 2i Height at the shoulder 12 7. Otaria jubata Desm. E. M. No. 380. The sea lion of Anson and other voyagers ; numerous in the eastern entrance of the Strait, and particularly at Port San Julian and tlie neighbourhood of Port Desire. 8. Otaria flavescens.— Desm : E. M. 250. A young male was found on the beach, near Port Famine, that had been recently wounded by the Indians, and had crawled on shore to die. 9. Ctenomys Magellanicus. n. s. — Bennet. This little animal possesses fur as soft as the chinchilla. It abounds in the neighbourhood of Cape Gregory, at the eastern entrance of the Strait of Magalhaens, and burrows under the