\2'2 African Zuuloijy. 



but one species. In ihe Regac Animal, torn i. p. 101, it is stated, th-t 

 tiie Ftlis Ltfpiirdus IS \\k& th.e Felii Pnrdus, with the exception ihat it 

 has ten instead of six ranges of black spots iu the form of roses ujjon 

 each flank, and of a smaller size. 



Felisjubata, Liu. (The Hunting Leopard.) Colour ochiy 

 j'ellow studded with small black round spots, varying in size but 

 largest ou the back and outsidcs of thighs ; belly and insides of 

 extremities inclined to white. The hair of the back of neclc 

 and anterior part of back, rather long, and forms a small mane ; 

 between the eye and angle of mouth a black stripe ; each ear 

 with a transverse black bar towards the middle of its posterior 

 surface, inner surface whitish. Tail fulvous above, whitish 

 beneath, towards root spotted with black, towards point annu- 

 lated alternately with black and white ; the point itself white. 

 Body slender ; legs very long ; claws semiretractile. Size about 

 that of a greyhound. 



inhabits Africa and India, — rare in South Africa, 

 Jagaur, Buff. Hunting Leopard, Pcnn. Quad. I. 2B1. 

 Luipaard if the Cape Colonists. 'Nkwi and Nkwane of the 

 £achu}Ans. 



Felis serval, Lin. (The Serval.) Tho upper and lateral 

 parts of head, the neck, back, shoulders, and extremities, fawn 

 coloured; sides pale tawny; chin, anterior part of throat, 

 breast, belly, and insides of extremities, whitish. The hinder 

 parts of head, neck, and more or less of the back, ^arie.ated 

 ■with four narrow longitudinal black stripes ; the rest of the 

 body and extremities rather thickly studded with black spots, 

 principally of an oblong shape, those on the latter towards the 

 body ibrm irregular, iiiterruptcd rings ; towards feet the spots 

 are very small ; cheeks and forehead mottled with small black 

 spots, and a continuous or interruped narrow stripe of tho same 

 colour extends from the middle of each eyebrow and joins the 

 outermost stripe of hindhead. Immediately before each eye a 

 black .'-pot, and ou each side of muzzle, close to nostrils, a short 

 blackish stripe ; centre of muzzle witliout variegations; upper 

 lip tawny white, with its margin towaids angle of mouth black ; 

 outer surfaces of ears fawn coloured at base, black in the 

 middle, then white, the tips black ; inner surfaco pale tawny 

 white ; eyes yellow ; outer edge of posterior surface of hinder 

 extremities towards feet, blacltish. Tail fawn coloured above, 

 whitish beneath ; towards root irregularly spotted with black, 

 towards tip annulated with that colour, the tip itself black. 

 Length from nose to base of tail three feet ; length of tail 

 •eleven inclics, 



Inliabits J^outh Africa. 



Felis serval and Cape;isjs, Lin. Felis Capensis, Thuub. 

 Mem. de I'Acttd. de PeCtnb. (om ui, p. 304. Tyger-bosch* 

 Kaf. Cnpe Cohruit?. 



