20 THE CAT 



fore, regarded as forming a distinct genus, 

 CyncBlurus. The color is yellow, more or less 

 pale, and the whole body is covered with small 

 dark spots. The head is small, the neck some- 

 what arched, and in full-grown males a short 

 mane is often developed. The long legs give 

 this curious cat somewhat the form of the 

 greyhound. It is of comparatively gentle dis- 

 position, and in India, as is well known, is very 

 generally used for hunting or coursing ante- 

 lope upon the open plains. The animal is a 

 native of India, southwestern Asia, and a large 

 portion of Africa. A not very well character- 

 ized species, known as the woolly cheetah, is 

 said to exist in South Africa, 



Many other supposed species of cat have 

 been described; but most of them rest upon 

 imperfect and insufficient material, while many 

 of the others may be regarded as individual 

 variations from some of the above better- 

 known forms. With increased knowledge of 

 portions of the earth which at present are little 

 known, others will doubtless be added to the 

 list. 



