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pods of vanilla, and a Jaguar’s skin before her for sale—the choicest products of the 
forest surrounding her husband’s rancho. Stories are told of Jaguars attacking natives, 
which may in some cases be true; but truth and fiction are so hopelessly mingled that 
it were best to withhold credence in most cases. The height to which the Jaguar 
ascends in the mountains of Guatemala is not easy to decide; but where the mountain 
forests are continuous with the low-lying woods of the hotter parts it is probable 
that this animal ascends to a considerable height, say to 6000 to 8000 feet. This 
would depend upon local circumstances, such as the existence of a cattle-farm or 
other similar attraction. Still Tapirs are found at this elevation, and Jaguars may 
follow them. . 
2. Felis pardalis. 
Felis pardalis, Linnzus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 62 (1766, descr. orig.)'; Baird, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 
Surv. ii., Mamm. p. 8°; Frantzius, Arch. f. Naturg. xxxv. 1, p. 280°; Allen, Bull. U.S. Geol. 
Surv. ii. p. 322; Elliot, Mon. Felide, pt. iu.’ . 
Leopardus pardalis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 51°. , 
Leopardus pictus et L. griseus, Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist. x. p. 260 (1842, descr. orig.)”. 
Tlacoozelotl, Tlalocelotl, Catus Pardus, Mexicanus, Hernandez, Rer. Med. Nov. Hisp. p. 512%. 
Manigordo of Costa-Ricans ’. 
Hab. Norv America, from Arkansas southwards ®.—Mexico (Baird *), Matamoras, 
Mirador, Tehuantepec (U.S. Nat. Mus.4); Guaremana, Vera Paz (Godman & 
Salvin, Mus. Brit.); Honpuras (Leyland®); Nicaragua (Belt); Costa Rica 
(Frantzius?; U.S. Nat. Mus.4); Panama.—SovtH AMERICA to Patagonia’. 
The Ocelot, perhaps the most beautiful of the Cat tribe, is also one of the most 
variable in its markings, hardly any two specimens being exactly alike. It has conse- 
quently been broken up into several species ; but the variations appear to be really only 
individual peculiarities, and to be quite unconnected with geographical distribution. 
F. picta of Gray’, beautifully figured by Mr. Wolf in the first series of the ‘ Zoological 
Sketches,’ is a large dark variety with the rosettes of the flanks well separated and 
defined, while F. grisea™ is very pale and grey in eround-colour. Of the latter there 
are several Guatemalan skins in the British Museum, which show much variety in 
their markings. These variations are well shown in Mr. Wolf’s fine plate in Mr. 
Elliot’s Monograph ®, Mr. Allen has shown that, as in many other southern types of 
North-American Mammals, the Ocelot diminishes considerably in size towards the 
northern limits of its range. 
The range of the Ocelot is not less extensive than that of the Jaguar, finding its 
northern limit in Arkansas, and extending southwards to Paraguay, and, according 
to Mr. Elliot, to Patagonia®. It occurs throughout Central America, and, though not 
included in Dr. Dugés’s list, extends throughout Mexico to the South-western United 
