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" the haunch in its mouth was the bloody marks on the grass and 

 " shrubs against which it had been rubbed : during all that time, 

 " although the weight of the haunch must have been at least half 

 " that of the panther, he had never laid it down to rest. I lost his 

 " tracks on stony ground." 



No, 21. Felis Uncia- 



JERDON, No. 106, PAGE 101 ; THE OUNCE. 



Does not Plate 1 3 of the Feliuae in the Naturalist's library give 

 a good idea of this leopard ? 



It appears to me an admirable illustration of Jerdon's description 

 of the animal which I have never seen. 



No. 22. Felis Viverrina. 

 JERDON, No. 108, PAGE 103 ; LARGE TIGER CAT. 



I shot a very fine specimen of this cat near Tounghoo in Burmah 

 and had an equally good one brought alive to me at Rangoon ; it 

 had just been caught in a trap baited with a fowl and was intense- 

 ly savage. 



I wanted to purchase the animal, but was out-bid by a rich 

 China-man who intended to eat it ! The Burmans say that they 

 kill goats and dogs also tame cats, and certainly either of the two 

 just mentioned appeared to be powerful and fierce enough to war- 

 rant some faith being placed in their statements. 



Jerdon says at page 103, that "the nassal bones are somewhat 

 " attenuated, causing a narrowness of visage which has suggested 

 " the names viverrina and viverriceps"~- this peculiarity gives this 

 cat a most malignant expression to which " the fur coarse and 

 " without any gloss," vide the same page, probably adds force. I 

 have heard some sportsmen from the South of India, speak of a 

 small cheetah or panther, that is often found in trees, that kills 

 many monkeys and that is sometimes not much larger than a wild 

 cat, may not it be identical with this cat ? 



