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Its colours vary, though they are generally such 

 as have been described. 



It is common in Guiana, Brazil, and various parts 

 of South America. 



It is called the Cayenne Cat, and is not so fre- 

 quent in temperate as in warm climates. 



In taking a survey of this beautiful race of ani- 

 mals, we are unavoidably led to observe, that much 

 remains for the laborious researches of the natural 

 historian, before a complete account can be made 

 out of the various kinds of which it is composed. 

 Several species are frequently found in the East 

 Indies, in the woods near the Cape of Good Hope, 

 and on the continent of America; but in general 

 these have been so negligently or so injudiciously 

 mentioned, as to render it impossible to form a 

 perfect description of them. A good history of 

 these animals is one of the many desiderata of the 

 naturalist ; but when we consider the great distance 

 which most of this ferocious tribe observe in their 

 separation from mankind, and the dangers that 

 must be encountered in approaching their solitary 

 habitations, we are obliged to lament that this de- 

 sirable object is not likely to be soon accomplished. 



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