SYNOPSIS OF THE FELINE. 273 



spots, on the sides of the breast, the hams, and fore-legs, ta- 

 king the form of short bands; belly and inside of the limbt 

 pale; tail at the base with very obscure rings, tip black, arxi 

 next to it four well marked black rin^s ; ears rather length- 

 ened, slight tufts at the tip. lllust. Ind. Zool. 



PL. XXVI. 27. F. COLOCOLO, The Colocolo. Whitish- 

 gray ; body covered with lengthened streaks of black 

 and tawny; legs to the knees dark-grey; tail ringed 

 with black, and black at the tip. Larger than a 

 Wild Cat. Ham. Smith. Inhabits S. America. 



PL. XXVII 28. F. MANICULATA, Egyptian Cat. AboTe, 

 of an ochry gray, with a darker dorsal line ; beneath 

 grayish- white ; forehead with eight small streaks; 

 limbs with blackish semicircular bands ; heels black ; 

 tail rather slender, with two dark lings at the tip. 

 Length 2 feet 5 inches, tail 9 inches. Inhabits North - 

 ern Africa. 



PL. XXIX 29. F. CATUS, Common Wild Cat Fur long 

 and thick, but not shaggy; ground colour varying 

 from a yellowish-gray to a blackish-gray, darkest on 

 the back, where it forms a dorsal line, diverging into 

 four on the neck and head; sides brindled with 

 broaa dark but indistinct bands ; legs with two or 

 three black bars, running generally transversely up- 

 wards ; tail thick, black at the tip, ringed with black, 

 becoming nearly indistinct at the base. Length 33 

 inches ; tail 11 inches. Inhabits Britain and North- 

 ern Europe. 



GENUS IV. CYNAILURUS. Wagler. 



PL. XV 30. C. JUBATA, Maned Hunting Leopard 

 Bright tawny yellow, covered with full round black 

 spots ; legs longer than usual, the claws not retrac- 

 tile ; back of the neck with a ridge of longer hair in 

 the form of a mane. Length 3 feet 6 inches. Inha- 

 bits Africa, India. 



Griffiths describes a second species, very similar to thw, with- 

 out the mane, but It wants confirmation. It inhabits India, 

 and will stand under the title cf C. venatica. 



