THE WILD CAT OF SCOTLAND 77 



suit of the interbreeding of the two races. It is now gener- 

 ally conceded that the ancestor of the domestic cat is the 



FIG. 3. Skull of Domestic Cat. 



FIG. 4. Skull of African Cat, /'. inanicnlata. 



Egyptian (Felis maniculata), which has the muzzle, throat, 

 chest, and abdomen of an almost pure white. 



