THE EGYPTIAN CAT. 247 



is white, but the animal is variously clouded with 

 shades of brown and yellow. May the tortoise shell 

 variety not have been introduced into America by 

 the Spaniards, and become wild ? 



There is a singular breed of cats frequent in Corn- 

 wall, and also in the Isle of Man, without any tail. 

 This is analogous to a similar breed of shepherd's 

 dogs, which are much more frequent. Sir Stamford 

 Raffles afeo mentions a breed in the Malayan Archi- 

 pelago, with a twisted or knotted tail, and a similar 

 variety is also said to exist in Madagascar. 



