TABBY GATS 73 



nearly natural as possible. Under these conditions 

 the Cats would thrive and breed. 



It was for the purpose of drawing attention to 

 Tabby Cats and of thus suggesting the great possi- 

 bilities of achieving interesting results by breeding 

 them, that the editor of this Journal asked me to 

 contribute an article on these animals. But I have 

 intentionally discussed at some length the other 

 characters, especially colour, by which domestic 

 breeds of Cats are distinguished, and have mentioned 

 one or two curious facts, such as the correlation of 

 of " red " and " tortoise-shell " with male and female 

 sex respectively ; so that these features, as well as 

 pattern, may be considered in any experimental 

 breeding that is undertaken in the future. 



