220 THE BENGAL CAT. 



the upper parts is yellowish-brown, paler upon the 

 legs ; the body thickly marked with lengthened spots, 

 sometimes taking a turn as if to form a circle. These 

 become smaller and more numerous, and are round 

 upon the legs and toes. The ears are black at the 

 bases and tips. The forehead is marked with irregular 

 lines, which extend backwards and terminate in two 

 broader stripes upon the back of the neck. There 

 are two dark lines upon the cheeks. The tail at the 

 base is spotted irregularly, and towards the end be- 

 comes indistinctly ringed. The under jaw is pure 

 white, surrounded by a band of brownish- black. The 

 belly is white, spotted with large black spots or 

 patches, as in the jaguar ; the base of the fore legs 

 has two dark bands. The whole hair is of a woolly 

 texture, and the markings are more blended with the 

 ground colour than what is represented in the plate. 

 This animal was received from Java. 



