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JAPAN CAT. 



Japan Cat. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 297. 

 Chat sauvage Indien. Vosmaer. 



THIS is said to be of the size of a common Cat, 

 and has a tail ten inches and a half long : the ears 

 are upright and pointed : colour of the face and 

 lower part of the neck whitish : breast and lower 

 belly a clear grey: body part yellow and clear 

 grey, mixed with black disposed in transverse 

 rays. Along the back, quite to the tail, is a 

 broad band of black, which also extends over the 

 upper part of the tail : the lower part is semi-an- 

 nulated with black and grey. Its cry is said to 

 resemble the mewing of a great Cat. I cannot 

 but observe, that this animal, described by Mr. 

 Pennant from Vosmaer, seems to be very nearly 

 allied to the grey variety of wild Cat figured by 

 Mr. Schreber at plate 107. A. a. of his work on 

 quadrupeds. 



GUIGNA. 



Fells Guigna. Molina Chili. 275. 

 Guigna Cat. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 299. 



THIS, which is described by Molina, in his ac- 

 count of Chili, is of the size of a common Cat, 

 and inhabits forests. Its colour is tawny, marked 



