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latter of which it is a most destructive enemy in the breeding- 
season. When obtained young, the Serval can be tamed with 
little trouble, and makes an exceedingly beautiful and docile 
pet ; but it is at first difficult to rear, and even in a state of 
domestication always bears a singular and most unaccountable 
aversion to black men, its otherwise even temper being at once 
aroused at the appearance of a native. When in anger, it is by 
no means a despicable antagonist, and very few Dogs will en- 
gage in a combat with it single-handed.” Like the majority of 
the /e/id@, the Serval is a completely nocturnal animal. To 
the Dutch it is known as the Zegree Cat, while by the natives 
of Bechuanaland it is termed Za/. 
XIX. THE TOGO SERVAL. FELIS TOGOENSIS. 
Felis (Serval) togoénsis, Matschie, S.B. Nat. Fr. Berlin, 1893, 
p. 109. 
Felis togoénsis, Matschie, M.T. deutsch. Schutz. vol. vi. art. 3, 
p. 10 (1893). 
Characters.—This form is described as of the size of a Wolf, 
with the upright black ears marked by a white spot on the 
backs. Tail one-third the length of the body. Upper-parts 
reddish-yellow ; the back marked with from five to seven rows 
of dark streaks broken up more or less into spots, and some- 
times seven rows of blacker and smaller spots on the flanks. 
Fore-limbs with small, and hind-limbs with larger spots. English 
naturalists have not yet had an opportunity of comparing this 
form with the Common Serval. 
Distribution.—Togo-land, West Africa. 
XX. THE RED TIGER-CAT. FELIS CHRYSOTHRIX. 
Lilis chrysothrix, Temminck, Monogr. Mamm. vol. i. p. 251 
(1827); Elliot, Monograph of Felide, pl. xxiv. (1878-83); 
Mivart, The Cat, p. 406 (1881); Matschie, M.T. deutsch. 
Schutz. vol. vi. art. 3, p. 10 (1893). 
