loo Ciuiinuati Society of Natural History. 



ordinary cats, their long fur and meteoric tails spreading 

 terror among the rest of the feline species, and even putting 

 most of the dogs to flight. The male lived to be sixteen 

 years old. 



They are called " African," but that is probably a misnomer, 

 as I learn that the long-haired cats spring from Syria, and are 

 called after the city of Angora. It seems that Syria and 

 Persia are noted for imparting the long, soft hair to many 

 common animals which are bred there — sheep, goats, dogs, 

 rabbits, etc. The fact of the pair in question being black I 

 can not explain, except on the supposition that they were 

 mixed. The long hair would tend to prove their Syrian origin. 



