94 FAUNA AMERICANA. 



in a circle ; legs pro))ortionably short ; anterior 

 feet pentadactyle, posterior tetradactyle ; nails of 

 the fore feet retractile, in a state of repose, ele- 

 vated and lying obliquely between the fingers ; 

 tail more or less long; no pouches or follicles 

 around the organs of generation or anus; glans 

 of the male covered with small corneous papillse. 



Habit. Very savage ; feeding in a state of na- 

 ture on living animals only, which they seize 

 by surprise and not by chasing, as the dogs are 

 accustomed to do ; leaping and climbing with fa- 

 cility; running badly; sense of smell not very 

 acute, but that of sight very perfect. 



Inhabit the forests of various climates; none 

 have been discovered in Australasia. 



Species. 



1. Felis concolor, Linn. Gmel. Bodd. Erxleb. 

 (Encycl. pi. 94. fig. 1. and 2.) Le cougar, Buff. v. 9. 

 pi. 19. Gouazoura., d'Azara, nat. hist. Parg. v. 1. 

 p. 133. Pouma of travellers, vulgarly called the 

 ^dmerican Lion. 



Char. Essent. Of a deep yellow colour, with- 

 out a mane or tuft at the end of the tail. 



Dimensions. Total length, three feet six inches ; 

 length of the tail, two feet three inches ; of the 

 head, seven inches nine lines. 



Description. Body long and slim ; head small ; 

 legs strong, short; tail long and training; colour, 

 grayish about the eyes; hairs within the ears white, 



