29* NATURAL HISTORT. 



In short, they improperly call tiger-skins, the skins 

 of the animal which we have here denominated the 

 leopard. 



The species of the ounce seems to be more nume- 

 rous, as well as more generally diffused than that of 

 the panther. In JBarbary, in Arabia, and in all the 

 southern parts of Asia, Egypt perhaps excepted, it is 

 very common. It is known even in China, where it 

 is distinguished by the name of hinen pao. 



The ounce is easily tamed, and is employed for the 

 chase, in the hot climates of Asia, where the dog is 

 not to be found, unless introduced from other parts ; 

 and then it not only loses its voice, but its instinct. 

 Besides, the panther, the ounce, and the leopard, are 

 alike remarkable for bearing an antipathy to dogs, 

 which they seize in preference to every other animal. 



THE JAGUAR. 



THE jaguar resembles the ounce both in disposition 

 and in size, and for the most part in the form of the 

 spots with which his skin is diversified. He is less 

 terrible, less ferocious than the panther and tire lew*- 



