358 PUMA. 



ash -colour; but being expressly said to be a na- 

 tive of Guinea, we cannot suppose it the same 

 species. 



PUMA. 



FehVPuma. F. cauda elongata, corpore immaculato fufoo, sub- 



tus albido. 



C. with long tail, and reddish-brown body, whitish beneath. 

 Felis concolor. F. cauda elongata, corpore immacalato fuho. 



Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 79. 

 Tigris fulvus. Barrere Fr. cequin.p. 166. 

 Puma, v. Leo Americanus. Hernand. mexp. $iS. 

 Cougouar. Bvff". g. p. 2i6.pl. 19. 

 Puma. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 289. 



THE Puma is the largest of the American beasts 

 of prey, measuring five feet or more from nose 

 to tail; the tail itself measuring about two feet 

 eight inches. It is a long-bodied animal, and 

 stands high on its legs. Its colour is a pale 

 brownish-red, with a slight dusky cast on some 

 parts: the^hin is white; the breast and belly ash- 

 colour; and the insides of the legs are of the 

 same colour: the tail of a dusky-ferruginous tinge, 

 with a black tip. It is a native of many parts of 

 America, both North and Sftuth, occurring from 

 Canada to Brasil. The Puma is an animal of 

 great strength and fierceness, preying on cattle, 

 deer, &c. Sometimes it is said to climb trees, 

 and watch the opportunity of springing on such 

 animals as happen to pass beneath. 



