224 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The female Ocelot, like all the larger animals of 

 the Cat kind, produces a small number at a time. 

 The two above-mentioned were the only young 

 ones found with the mother, which was killed at 

 the time they were taken; and this circumstance 

 makes it probable, that they bring forth only that 

 number. 



THE MARGAY. 



(Le Margay, Buff.) 



Is another beautiful animal of the spotted tribe, 

 and known in many places by the name of the 

 Tiger Cat. The ground colour of the body is 

 tawny; the face is striped with black; the body is 

 marked with stripes and large spots of black; the 

 breast and insides of the legs are white, spotted 

 with black; the tail is long, marked with alternate 

 spots of black, tawny, and grey. 



The Margay is smaller than the Ocelot, and 

 about the size of a Wild Cat, which it resembles in 

 disposition and habits, living on .small animals, 

 birds, &c. It is very wild, and cannot easily be 

 brought under subjection. 



