36 VERTEBRATES : MAMMALS. 



largest dogs, and weighing in some cases a hundred and 

 fifty pounds. The color above is uniform pale brownish- 

 yellow, finely mottled by dark tips to all the hairs ; be- 

 neath, dingy white. It preys upon deer, sheep, and 

 smaller quadrupeds, and has been known to attack and 



Fig- 35- 



Puma, F. concolor, Linn. 



kill a human being. It is sometimes called Catamount, 

 and Cougar. 



The Ocelot, F. pardalis, Linn., of Texas to 30 south 

 latitude, is about the size of the American wild-cat, of a 

 gray color, with large fawn-colored spots, bordered with 

 black, forming oblique bands on the flank. 



The Tiger Cat, F. cyra, Desm., of Texas to Guiana, 

 is about the size of the common domestic cat, but with a 

 longer neck, and the color uniform brownish red. 



The Yaguarundi, F. yaguarundi, Desm., from the Rio 

 Grande to Paraguay, is larger than the common cat, with 

 a much longer body, and the prevailing color a grizzled 

 brownish gray. 



The Domestic Cat, F. catus, Linn., is originally from 



