THE GOLDEN CAT 



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than a domestic cat of average dimensions ; the length of the head and body, accord- 

 ing to Mr. Blanford, varying from eighteen and one-half to twenty-three inches, and 

 that of the tail from fourteen to fifteen and one-half inches. The fur is charac- 

 terized by its thickness and softness ; and in Himalayan specimens, at least, has an 

 under fur of a woolly nature. 



From the resemblance of its coloration to that of the clouded leopard (in which 

 the marbled fur harmonizes with the gnarled and knotted boughs on which the 

 animal reposes) , it may be inferred that the marbled cat is likewise an arboreal 

 species. 



THE MARBLED CAT. 

 (One-fifth natural size.) 



The Tibet cat (Felts scripta), from Eastern Tibet, is another small-sized species 

 allied in coloration to the clouded leopard. 



THE GOLDEN CAT (Felis temmincki) 



The golden or bay cat is a well-marked Indian species, of somewhat inferior 

 dimensions to the clouded leopard, and readily distinguished by its deep ferruginous 



