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slightly tinged with yellow, exterior of the ears 

 blackish ; those portions of the lips which support 

 the whiskers, black; the remaining portions of the 

 lip, with the throat, white ; beneath the neck, pale 

 yellow. 



Note. — The " Coif gar de Penrisylvanie,^'' Buff*, 

 (hist. nat. suppl. 3. torn. 2. pi. 41.) is most proba- 

 bly a variety. Collinson remarks, that it is lower 

 upon its legs and has a longer tail than this ; it is 

 described as being five feet six inches in length ; 

 tail, two feet six inches ; height before, one foot 

 nine inches ; behind, one foot ten inches. 



Habit. Carnivorous, ferocious and cruel with- 

 out necessity ; attacking principally sheep, goats, 

 calves, and colts; living isolated or in pairs, in 

 the depths of forests; leaping with agility and 

 climbing trees with facility. 



Inhabit Paraguay, Brazil. United States, as far 

 north as Canada. 



Species. 



2. Felis onca, Jaguar, (Encycl. pi. 92. fig. 2. 

 by the name of Panther.) Yagouarete, d'Azara, 

 Fred. Cuvier, Mamm. 17 livr. Onza Marcgrave. 



P anther e femelle, Buff. torn. 9. pi. 12. 



Char. Essent. Colour yellowish above, white 

 beneath, marked with circular black spots, ranged 

 in five or six lines on each side of the body. 



