198 THE HUNTING-LEOPARD. 



scanty mane, or rather nearly to want that appendage. 

 This has suggested for it the title of " Maneless Hunt- 

 ing-Leopard," F. venatica ; while the former appel- 

 lation of jubata has been retained for the African 

 animal only. We cannot at present decide this point, 

 but we think it is extremely probable that two spe- 

 cies are involved in the common synonyms which 

 are given. Baron Cuvier was of opinion that this 

 animal should stand in a separate genus, of the pro- 

 priety of which there can be no doubt ; and it has in 

 fact been removed by Wagler under the title Cynai- 

 lurus. 



Desmarest gives the length of the hunting-leo- 

 ]>ard as three feet six inches, exclusive of the tail. 

 Temminck gives that of a very large specimen, as 

 nearly five feet. The tail is rather long in propor- 

 tion to the body, reaching to about the shoulder of the 

 animal. Our description we have copied from that 

 of Mr Bennet, taken from two living males in the 

 Tower of London. It is more correct than any thing 

 we eould give ourselves ; and that gentleman's ob- 

 servations on the form and structure, are both ju- 

 dicious and interesting. 



" The hunting-leopard forms a sort of connecting 

 link between two groups of animals, otherwise com- 

 pletely separated, and exhibiting scarcely any other 

 character in common than the carnivorous propensi- 

 ties by which both are, in a greater or less degree, 

 actuated and inspired. Intermediate in size between 

 the leopard and the hound, he is more slender in his 



