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or seasons. Tail about three feet eight inches long, ringed with 

 black. Whiskers strong and white. Eyes yellow. 



Female similar, but smaller. 



Inhabits thick coverts. Monogamous, or solitary. 



3. FeHs Juhata. The Hunting Leopard. Luipaard of the 

 Cape Colonists. 'Nquane of the Bechuana. 



Size of both sexes about that of a greyhound. Body slender ; 

 legs very long ; claws semi-retractile. Belly and insides of extre- 

 mities white; the rest pale yellow, studded with small round 

 black spots, larger on the back and outside of thighs. Hair of 

 the upper part of the neck and withers rather long, forming a 

 small mane. A black stripe on the ears, and another from the 

 corners of the eyes to the angle of the mouth. Tail annulated 

 with black and white bars, and tipped with white. 



Inhabits open places. Not common. 



Genus, Hy^na. 



4. Hyana Crocuta. The Spotted Hysna. Wolf of the Cape 

 Colonists. Impeese of the Matabili, 



Height at the shoulder of both sexes about two feet six or 

 eight inches ; much less at the rump. Extreme length about 

 five feet ten inches. Feet with four toes ; nails not retractile. 

 Head short, and very broad ; muzzle and nose black. Lower 

 part of the head, throat, belly, and inner surfaces of the extre- 

 mities, dingy white. General colour of the other parts fulvous 

 brown, irregularly blotched with circular black spots. Tail six- 

 teen inches ; the lower two-thirds of its length furnished with 

 long black hairs, forming a tassel. Hair on the back of the 

 neck and withers long, forming a reversed mane. Both sexes 

 furnished with a glandular pouch below the tail. 



Very common everywhere. 



5. Hycena Fusca. The Fuscous Hysena. Strand Wolf of the 

 Cape Colo?iists. 



Usual height at the shoulder about two feet four inches; 

 much lower behind. Extreme length about four feet ten inches. 

 Hair very long and shaggy on the upper parts of the neck, back, 

 and tail. General colour reddish grey, brindled with brown and 

 black stripes and spots. Extremities yellowish, with deep black, 



