THE CAT FAMILY. 



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verse undulations and paler below than on the top, and 

 yellowish on the inside of the thighs and feet. Naturalists 

 all claim that if turned out again into the wild the Do- 

 mestic Cat would go back to its original color and habits. 



WHITE AFRICAN CAT. 



Everything indicates that the Wild and Domestic Common 

 Cats belong to the same species. The greater length of the 

 more tapering tail of the House Cat being accounted for 

 by the better feeding and greater comfort it enjoys. 



EUROPEAN WILD CAT. 



The dun and yellow Caffer Cat, of the Cape of 'Good 

 Hope with its brown or spotted marks, the Bokharan 

 Chaus or Afghan Cat, with its longer, lighter fur and 

 few rings on the tail, the European Wild Cat and all the 

 Domestic or House Cats, are undoubtedly varieties of the 

 same species (Felis-catus). 



