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HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



Fishes, and sometimes the buds and tender leaves of 

 the Indian fig. They are excellent swimmers. In 

 order to catch the Alligator, they lie down on their 

 belly at the edge of the river, strike the water to 

 make a noise, and as soon as the alligator raises 

 its head above the water, dart their claws into its 

 eyes, and drag it on shore. 



THE OCELOT. 

 (Felis Pardalis, Linn. L' Ocelot, Buff.) 



THE skin of the male Ocelot is extremely beauti- 

 ful, and most elegantly variegated. Its general 

 colour is that of a bright tawny ; a black stripe 

 extends along the top of the back from head to tail; 

 its forehead is spotted with black, as are also its 

 legs; its shoulders, sides, and rump, are beautifully 

 marbled with long stripes of black, forming oval 

 figures, filled in the middle with small black spots ; 

 its tail is irregularly marked with large spots, and 

 black at the end. The colours of the female are 

 not so vivid as those of the male ; neither is she so 

 beautifully marked. 



