THE OCELOT. THE PUMA. 



Ocelot with a Bird. 



The Ocelot, one of the Tiger-cats, is a native of Mexico and Peru. Its height is about eighteen inches, 

 and its length about three feet. It is a most beautiful animal, and is easily tamed. When ia.a wild state 

 it lives principally on monkeys which it takes by stratagem. 



The Puma inhabits the whole of America. Its color is an uniform grey, fading into white on the under 

 parts of its body. It lives much on trees. The Americans speak of this animal as the Panther. Many 

 authors term it the " Cougar," 



A Puma. 





An Ocelot 



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