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perfectly cured in the evening. On the arrival of 

 the vessel in the London Docks, Sai was taken 

 ashore and presented to the Duchess of York, who 

 placed him in Exeter Change, to be taken care of 

 till she herself went to Oatlands. He remained 

 there for some weeks, and was suffered to roam the 

 greater part of the day without any restraint. On 

 the morning previous to the Duchess's departure 

 from town, she went to visit her new pet, played 

 with him, and admired his healthy appearance and 

 gentle deportment. In the evening, when her Royal 

 Highness's coachman went to take him away he was 

 dead, in consequence of an inflammation on his 

 lungs." * 



We have dwelt so long on the preceding Fetidce^ 

 that we can do little more than merely glance at a 

 few of the remaining species, many of which are, 

 however, highly interesting and beautiful. Sir 

 Stamford Raffles has recently described a Sumatran 

 species, the Rimau Dahan (F. Macrocelis), which 

 in size nearly equals the Tiger : it is remarkable for 

 its large irregularly square blotches on a grey 

 ground. He has also mentioned another, which even 

 exceeds the tiger in size, the Rimau Maug, with 

 a tufted tail and a long mane, from which it would 

 seem to be allied to the lion. The hunting leopard 

 (F. Jubata), of Africa and India, appears to be the link 

 which connects the Felidce with the Canidce, having 

 the teeth, tongue, tail, and fur of the Cats, while 

 the form of the head, the general contour of the 



* Loudon's Mag. Nat. Hist. 



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