CINEREOUS CAT. 357 



mit great ravages among cattle, &c. It is also 

 said to be untameable in a state of captivity. It 

 is well figured in Buffon. The present figure is 

 from a beautiful specimen in the Leverian Mu- 

 seum. 



CINEREOUS CAT. 



Cinereous Cat. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 289. 



THIS seems to be described only by Mr. Pen- 

 nant, who informs us that it is about the size of 

 the Ocelot, and is a native of Guinea. It is 

 of a cinereous colour, palest on the legs and 

 belly; the irides are hazel; the tip of the nose 

 red ; ears sharp and rounded ; black on the out- 

 side, grey within : from the nose to the eye on 

 each side a black line; and above and beneath 

 each eye a white one : sides of the mouth white, 

 with four rows of small black spots: from the 

 hind part of the head to the back ancf shoulders 

 run some long, narrow, hollow stripes : along the 

 top of the back two rows of oval black spots ; the 

 marks of the sides long, hollow, and irregular, 

 extending from the shoulders to the thighs: 

 shoulders both barred and spotted: legs and belly 

 only spotted : tail not so long as the body, with 

 large spots above, and small beneath. This species 

 according to Mr. Pennant's description as given 

 above, seems to approach extremely near to the 

 Ocelot, the female of which inclines much to 



