392 (jame of Europe, W. & N. Asia & America 



and stripes ; that of 7'. lioici is said to he unspotted. A halt-grown speci- 

 iiien of the former is dark reddish brown, with chestnut cheeks and a pure 

 white chest ; a simihir individual of the latter is blackish brown, with a 

 dirty white chest. The adult of '/'. hiiirJi is still undescrihed ; that of 

 7'. cioiiu is blackish brown, the head being paler." 



THE JAGUAR 



[Fc/is oncci) 

 (Plate VIII. Fig. 6) 



In England we are accustomed to pronounce the name of the largest 

 American cat as though it were an English word. The real native pro- 

 nunciation is, however, quite different ; as thus pronounced, the name 

 should be written in English as luiiva. 



The jaguar is a large and heavy animal, tully equalling in size the 

 largest Indian and x^frican leopards, and in some instances apparently 

 exceeding them in this respect. Like the leopard, the jaguar is a spotted 

 species ; the black spots on the head, neck, and shoulders being dotted 

 about in an irregular manner, but those on the body arranged so as to form 

 large rosettes, or sometimes (by coalescence) imperfect rings ; two or three 

 spots usually occupying the central area ot the rosettes. Although subject 

 to a considerable degree of local (and perhaps individual) variation, the 

 general ground-colour of the fur of the upper -parts is some shade of 

 brownish yellow, which is not darker within the black rosettes than 

 elsewhere. The rosettes on the body are ranged in from five to seven 

 longitudinal rows. At each angle of the mouth is a round black spot ; and 

 the ears are likewise black externally, with a buff patch near the tip. The 

 tail is ornamented with black rings. Its lower surface, like the under-parts 

 of the body, is pure white, as are also the lips and throat ; these white 



