



102 MAMMALIA. FEE*. 



a central spot, the circles disposed in five or six parallel horizon- 

 tal lines. Inhabits America. -Shaw, i. pi. 84. 



Var. A. Felit nigra, Gmel. Fur blackish, with the spots deeper black. 

 The Jaguars are solitary animals, or are met with only in pairs. They inhabit 

 thick forests in the neighbourhood of great rivers, and if driven by their wants to 

 seek for food in the cultivated country they generally do so by night. They will 

 attack cows and even bulls of four years old ; but horses seem their favourite prey. 

 During the residence of D'Azara in Paraguay no less than six men were destroyed 

 by this formidable animal, two of whom were at the time before a large fire. 

 F. nebulosa, Griff. (F. microcclis, Horsf.) The Clouded Tiger. Head 

 small ; body long, heavy; tail thick and annulated ; body covered 

 with large irregular patches, deeper than the ground colour. In- 

 habits Sumatra. Griff. An. King. p. 450. 



F. pardus, Lin. The Panther. Fur pale fawn-colour above, with 

 ,f\ six or seven rows of rose-formed spots, forming on the flanks 

 clusters of five or six spots. Inhabits Northern Africa. Shaw, ii, 

 pi. 84. 



F. leopardus, Desm. The Leopard. Fur fawn-coloured above, white 

 beneath, with at least ten rows of rose-formed black spots on 

 each flank. Inhabits Africa. Shaw. i. pi. 85. 



F.julata, Lin. The Hunting Leopard. Fur fawn-coloured, cover- 

 ed with small black round spots, not running into one another ; a 

 slight mane. Inhabits Asia. Shaw, i. pi. 86. 



The Hunting Leopard, it is said, is conveyed in a cs-rriage, or on a pad behind 

 the saddle of a horseman, with a hood over the eyes, to the field, and when an ante- 

 lope is started the hood is taken off, and it is dispatched in pursuit. It follows by 

 leaps or bounds, and if unsuccessful in taking its prey after a few efforts, declines 

 the pursuit and returns to its keeper. A tame specimen described by M. F. Cuvier 

 was accustomed to go at large in a park, and associated with children and domestic 

 animals, purring like a cat when pleased, and mewing when he wished to call at- 

 tention to his wants. 



F. venatica, Griff. Brighter yellow than the last ; no mane. In- 

 habits India. Grz/. Syn, 166. 



F. uncia, Gm. The Ounce. Body whitish, covered with irregular 

 black spots. Inhabits Persia. Griff. An. King. ii. 469. 



F. chalybeata, Griff. Fur wholly grayish liver colour, with nume- 

 rous dark brown simple spots. Inhabits Chili Griff, ii. 473. 



4. Middle-sized, with stripes and spots. 



F. mitis, Desm. (F. cliatl, F. Cuv.) The Chibigouazou. Fur with 

 a fawn-coloured ground, with four rows of black dorsal spots ; 

 spots on the flanks small, bordered. Inhabits S. America. Penn. 

 Quad. pi. 31, fig. i. 



Var. A. Spots more numerous and smaller, with a large one on each cheek. 

 Var. B. Parallel streak from the eye to the ear, with spots within it ; tail annulated. 

 Var. C. (F. catenata, Griff.) Body with long chain-like markings ; belly and 

 throat with black streaks. 



F. pardalis, Lin. The Ocelot. Ground colour of the fur gray, 

 with large fawn-coloured spots bordered with black, forming 

 oblique bands on the flank. South America Shaw, i. pi. 88. 



