92 Lloyd's natural history. 



" This interesting animal was well fed twice every day, but 

 never given anything with life in it. He stood about two feet 

 high, and was of a dark yellow colour, thickly spotted with 

 black rosettes ; and from the good feeding, and the care taken 

 to clean him, his skin shone like silk. The expression of his 

 countenance was very animated and good-tempered, and he 

 was particularly gentle to children. He would lie down on the 

 mats by their side when they slept, and even the infant shared 

 his caresses, and remained unhurt. During the period of his 

 residence at Cape Coast, I was much occupied by making ar- 

 rangements for my departure from Africa; but generally visited 

 my future companion every day, and we, in consequence, be 

 came great friends before we sailed. He was conveyed on 

 board the vessel in a large wooden cage, thickly barred in the 

 front with iron. Even this confinement was not deemed a 

 sufficient protection by the canoe-men, who were so alarmed 

 at taking him from the shore to the vessel, that, in their con- 

 fusion, they dropped cage and all into the sea. For a few 

 minutes I gave up my poor Panther as lost ; but some sailors 

 jumped into a boat belonging to the vessel, and dragged him 

 out in safety." 



After having safely survived the long voyage to England, 

 Sai was eventually deposited in the menagerie at Exeter 

 'Change, where he unfortunately died after a few weeks' con- 

 finement. 



IV. THE OUNCE. FELIS UNCIA. 



Felis unda, Schreber, Saugethiere, vol. iii. p. 386 (1778); 



Elliot, Monog. Felid?e, pi. iv. (187883); Blanford, 



Mamm. Brit. India, p. 71 (1888). 

 Fdis irbis, Ehrenberg, Ann. Sci. Nat. vol. xxi. p. 394 



(1830). 

 Leopardus itmia, Gray, List Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 41 (1843). 



