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called panther and leopard, differ so much in marking 

 and appearance as to make them, to the unscientific eye, 

 distinct species. May not the lighter coloured of the two, 

 the ground of which is of a light tawny yellow, shaded 

 into white at the belly, inside of legs, neck, and chest 

 be the ounce (Leopardus undo), said to be an inhabitant 

 of Persia and other Asiatic countries ; and the darker, the 

 true panther ? I merely make this as a suggestion to my 

 sporting readers. 



Besides these, there appears to be the small spotted cat 

 called " cheetur," which preys on dogs and small animals, 

 but is quite unequal to cope with a bullock. The spots 

 on its body are nearly complete spots, and not rings as 

 in the panther. 



The hunting leopard (Fells julata, Gueparda jiilata) 

 the fourth on the list, is of course quite distinct. It 

 seems to be a sort of connecting link between the dog and 

 cat. Its claws are only partially retractile. Many of the 

 native princes keep these animals and train them for the 

 purpose of hunting antelopes. I make these observations 

 for the consideration of my brother sportsmen, some of 

 whom have, perhaps long ago, correctly defined the 

 different varieties. 



BEAR (Ursus labiatus). The black, or, as it is some- 

 times called, the horse-shoe bear, is found throughout 

 India, and in Cashmere, and the Himalayan mountains. 

 Its chest is marked by a semicircular band of white or 

 pale buff, somewhat in the shape of a horse-shoe. 



The adventures with, and anecdotes of this animal, 

 recorded in these pages, illustrate its nature and habits. 



WILD BOAR (Sus scrofct, Sus aper) is found throughout 

 India. It is, I believe, somewhat smaller than the wild 



