258 THE CHAUS. 



between two greyish-white ones, neither of which 

 are very distinct. 



" The female, which served as a model for the 

 above description, and which, to judge by the form 

 of her teeth and bones, is full grown, was killed at 

 the Lake of Menzale. 



" The Felis chaus inhabits marshy and boggy re- 

 gions, and the banks of rivers. Travellers do nor 

 mention how far up the course of the Nile it is 

 found ; according to Guldenstadt it is met with in 

 the morasses and bushy lowlands along the Caspian 

 Sea, and along the banks of the rivers which flow 

 into it. These animals are said to be more nu- 

 merous in Persia. They go out hunting during the 

 night, in order to catch birds, small gnawing am* 

 mais, and fishes, but they very rarely climU up treea* 

 ana are not easily tamed." 



