JAGUAR,—Leopardus Onca, 
In the first place, the tail is rather short in proportion to the size of its owner, and, 
when the animal stands upright, only just sweeps the ground with its tip. Across the 
breast of the Jaguar are drawn two or three bold black streaks, which are never seen in the 
leopard, and which alone serve as an easy guide to the species. The spots, too, with which 
its fur is so liberally studded, are readily distinguishable from those of the leopard by their 
shape and arrangement. The leopard spots are rosette- shaped, and their outlines are 
rounded, whereas those of the Jaguar are more angular in their form. But the chief 
point of distinction is found in a small mark that exists in the centre of the dark spots 
which cover the body and sides. In many instances, this central mark is double, and, in 
order to give room for it, the rosettes are very large in proportion to those of the leopard. 
Along the spine runs a line, or chain, of black spots and dashes, extending from the back 
of the head to the first foot, or eighteen inches, of the tail. 
The colour is not quite the same in all specimens. Many Jaguar skins have an 
exceedingly rich depth of tinting, and are very highly valued, being worth rather more 
