GREY OCELOT.—Leopardus Griseus, 
The eye of the Ocelot is a pale yellowish-brown, and tolerably full, with the linear 
pupil that is found in the smaller felidee. 
There are several species of these pretty and agile animals, among which the most 
conspicuous are the Common, the Grey, and Painted Ocelots, and the Margay, or Marjay, 
as it is sometimes called. The habits ofthese animals are very similar. 
In its native woods, the Ocelot seeks its food chiefly among the smaller mammalia 
and birds, although it is sufficiently powerful to attack and destroy a moderately sized 
monkey. The monkeys it can chase into the tree branches, being nearly as expert a 
climber as themselves, but, as it cannot follow the birds into their airy region, it is forced 
to match its cunning against their wings. As is often done by the domestic cat, the Ocelot 
can spring among a flock of birds as they rise from the ground, and, leaping into the air, 
strike down one of them with its rapid paws. But its chief method of obtaining birds is 
by concealing itself among the branches of a tree, and suddenly knocking them over as 
they come and settle unsuspiciously within reach of the hidden foe. 
PAINTED OCELOT.—Leopardus Pictus. 
The Parntep OcELoT resembles the preceding animal in the general aspect of its fur, 
but is marked in a richer manner. 
The spots are more numerous, closer together, and more uniform than those of the 
common Ocelot. The black markings of the tail are of a very deep hue indeed, and oc- 
cupy a large portion of that member. The throat is greyish white, with one or two very 
