NATURAL HISTORY. 



I.EOPAF.DU3. 



Uncia (Lat. uncia, an ounce), tlte Ounce. 



The OUNCE is a native of India, and has been often con- 

 founded with the Leopard. Its fur is much more rough than 

 that of the leopard, and the tail is almost bushy, especially 

 towards the extremity. Its body is marked with irregular 

 wavy stripes, and the head is adorned with black spots. The 

 general colour is a yellowish grey. 



It is easy to distinguish the Ounce from the Leopard, by 

 the indistinctiveness of the markings, and also by the rough- 

 ness of the fur, which latter distinction, in the opinion of 

 some naturalists, shows that it lives in mountainous regions. 

 The habits and history of this animal are but little known. 



