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the cats ; but it runs much further up the limb of 

 this animal than any of the others. The tail is black 

 at the tip, where there are two or three alternate 

 rings of black and white ; the portion next the body 

 of the animal is of the same uniform tint with the 

 upper parts. The female has a shade of a yellower 

 colour over the whole body ; and in the young, the 

 dark bands upon the sides are distinct and well de- 

 fined. 



This species seems to be very generally distribut- 

 ed over Africa, and, according to Temminck, is also 

 found in Southern India. It feeds upon small ani- 

 mals and birds, and, in Africa, very much upon the 

 wild Guinea-fowl ; but it will also eat carrion, and 

 the remains of animals which the larger beasts o 

 prey nave killed. 



