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spots in some specimens (perhaps the males) are 

 quite plain in the middle ; while, on the other 

 hand, in some specimens of the Leopard one or 

 more small central spots are visible. As to the 

 suhtransverse marks about the neck or breast, 

 they seem to be full as distinct in the Leopard 

 as in the Panther; and, perhaps, upon the whole, 

 we must be content with distinguishing the two 

 species by the size, and by the fulvous-yellow of 

 the Panther, and the clearer or paler yellow of 

 the Leopard. The general length of this species, 

 from nose to tail, is four feet; of the tail two and 

 a half. It is a native of Senegal and Guinea, as 

 well as of many other parts of Africa : it also oc- 

 curs in several parts of Asia, viz. in Persia, India, 

 China, &c. In its manners it resembles the 

 Panther, 



VAR. f 



A variety of this species, of a dusky black, 

 marked with spots of a deeper or more glossy 

 black, and perfectly resembling in disposition 

 those of the common Leopard, is found in Bengal. 

 In one of this kind brought to England some 

 years ago, the fur, when a little turned aside, ex- 

 hibited a slight tinge of the natural or general 

 colour. 



