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MANX CATS. 



THE MANX CAT. 



The Manx cat is well known, and is by no means uncommon. 

 It differs chiefly from the ordinary domestic cat in being 

 tailless, or nearly so, the best breeds not having any ; the 

 hind legs are thicker and rather longer, particularly in the 

 thighs. It runs more like a hare than a cat, the action of the 

 legs being awkward, nor does it seem to turn itself so readily, 

 or with such rapidity and ease ; the head is somewhat small 

 for its size, yet thick and well set on a rather long neck ; the 

 eyes large, round, and full, ears medium, and rather rounded 

 at the apex. In colour they vary, but I do not remember 



