2l6 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE OUNCE. 

 (L'Once, Buff.) 



Is smaller than the Leopard, being three feet 

 and a half long from the nose to the tail, very- 

 strong, long-backed, and short legged. The hair 

 is long, and of a light grey colour, tinged with 

 yellow ; lighter on the breast and belly : the head is 

 marked with small round spots : behind each ear 

 there is a large black spot : the "back is beautifully 

 varied with a number of oval figures, formed by 

 small spots almost touching each other ; the spots 

 on the side are more irregular ; those on the legs 

 and thighs small, and thinly dispersed : the tail is 

 full of hair, irregularly marked with large black 

 spots, and upwards of three feet long. 



It is common in Barbary, Persia, and China; is 

 much more gentle than the Leopard ; and, like the 

 Hunting Leopard, is sometimes trained to the 

 chase. Instead of being conveyed in a waggon, it 

 is carried on the crupper of the Horse, is as much 

 under command as a Setting-Dog, returns at a call, 

 and jumps up behind its master. 



