64 NATURAL HISTORY. 



hairs, considered separately, are brown at the root, then yellow, and finally black at the point, but 

 those of the hinder part of the back are black at the root, then grey, then yellowish-white, and 

 finally white up to the point, which is black." 



The Pampas Cat is a comparatively harmless beast, not preying upon poultry-yards, but confining 

 itself to the small Mammals which abound in the South American steppes. 



THE LONG-TAILED TIGER-CAT.* 



This little-known form the " Oceloid Leopard " as it is sometimes called was discovered by 



Prince Maximilian of Neuwied, in Brazil, where it inhabits tie great forests, and is often killed for 

 the sake of its beautiful fur. In colour it is not unlike the Ocelot, in size it is inferior to it, and its 

 longitudinally elongated spots are neither so large nor so well marked. It is chiefly distinguished 

 from other forms by its long bushy tail, and its big staring eyes. It is considerably smaller than the 

 preceding species, the body being about twenty-seven inches long, the tail fourteen. 



LOXG-TAILED TIGER-CAT. 



THE MAUGAY.f 



This is also an American species, being found in Brazil and Guiana, where it is often known as 

 the " Tiger-Cat." It is much smaller than the Ocelot little larger than the Domestic Cat, in fact the 

 body being about twenty-three inches long, and the tail thirteen, and resembles the Ocelot in general 

 appearance (see next page). Its spots are, however, smaller, and more regularly arranged, so that it 

 is by no means so handsome an animal as F. pardcdis. 



It lives in the woods, and destroys an immense amount of small game and birds. It is a savage 

 beast, but is capable of domestication, and may be put to good use as a mouser ; it can never, however, be 

 quite trusted, and always keeps up a more or less ferocious appearance. Still, it must be remembered 

 that, in common with a large proportion of the wild Felidce, it has never had a fair chance of showing 

 its milder virtues. The Cats, almost without exception, are savage in the extreme, and practically 

 untamable when caught in the adult state, but Mr. Bartlett informs us that there is hardly one of the 

 group that may not be thoroughly domesticated, if taken young and properly treated. 



THE COLOCOLO.J 



This is another Central American Tiger-Cat, of equal ferocity with the last, but far less 

 beautiful. The fur is rougher ; the ground-colour is tawny ; the spots are smaller than in the Ocelot, 



Felis macrura. 



Felis tigrina. 



Felis ferox. 



