FELID^S. 



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LION, LIONESS AND HER YOUNG, AND LEOPARD, 



FELDI/E; 



V 

 OR, THE CAT TRIBE. 



THE beautiful and terrible animals which are known by the general name of the Cat 

 Tribe, now engage our attention. 



With the exception of one or two of the enigmatical creatures which are found in 

 every group of beings, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, the Cats, or FELID^E as 

 they are more learnedly termed, are as distinct an order as the monkeys or the bats. 



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