20 Quadrupeds. 



THE CAKACAL. (Fells Caracal.) 



THE CARACAL is generally supposed to be the Lynx of 

 the ancients, which was so celebrated for the keenness 

 of its sight. The name of Caracal is derived from two 

 Turkish words, signifying black-ears, and the animal is, 

 in fact, remarkable for the blackness of the tips of its 

 ears. He is somewhat larger and stronger than the 

 fox; his body of a reddish brown, becoming white 

 below, and the tail rather short, being only about eight 

 or nine inches in length. The Caracal is both irritable 

 and sulky in confinement, and is very seldom tamed ; 

 indeed, on the slightest irritation, it expresses its anger 

 l)y a sort of snarl, like what is called swearing in a cat, 

 but much louder, and sometimes ending in a scream. , 

 When left to its own resources for support, it preys 

 upon hares, rabbits, and birds; and will pursue the 

 latter, of which it is immoderately fond, with remark- 

 able activity, to the tops of the tallest trees. It is a 

 native of Asia and Africa. 



THE CAT. (Felis domestica.) 



" Grimalkin, to domestic vermin sworn 

 An everlasting foe, with watchful eye 

 Lies nightly brooding o'er a chinkey gap, 

 Protending her fell claws, to thoughtless mice 

 Sure ruin." 



JOHN PHILIPS. 



IT was formerly supposed that the common domestic 

 Cat was nothing more than the wild Cat of the woods, 



