Cults of Lions and of Pumas. 4.')9 



as in some ounces (F. undo). They are, moreover, set end 

 to end, one above the other, forming in some cases inter- 

 rupted double wavy stripes from two to three inches long, 

 extending from the median spinal line on to the belly. They 

 might perhaps be described as transverse chains of spots 

 comparable to the longitudinal chains o£ spots seen in 

 ocelots {F.pardalis). The duplication of the stripes is formed 

 by the fusion of the anterior rims of the superimposed 

 rosettes and of the posterior rims of the rosettes, the two 

 resulting streaks being separated by a paler area representing 

 the fused central portions of the rosettes. In some cases 

 these rosette-stripes extend uninterruptedly across the spine, 

 meeting those of the opposite side at an obtuse angle and 

 being divided from the preceding and succeeding rosette- 

 stripes by the also uninterrupted narrow intervening strip 

 of pale ground-colour. 



On tlie right side of the body the fusion of the rosettes 

 into lines is less pronounced than on the left side. On the 

 spinal area where the rosettes are more heavily pigmented, 

 the pale central area of each is less clearly shown than on 

 the sides. On the sacral region and on the root of the tail 

 the rosettes show a distinct arrangement in four longitudinal 

 stripes, such as may be frequently seen in leopards, jaguars, 

 and ounces. On the upper part of the thighs the arrange- 

 ment of the rosettes is irregular, but on the lower and 

 posterior parts a longitudinal arrangement with an upward 

 angulation, such as is shown in a more emphatic manner in 

 tigers, is noticeable. Above and below the hocks the spots 

 are more solid and they extend on to the inner surface of 

 the limb above the hock and halfway down the front of the 

 leg betAveen the hock and the paw. The paw is white and 

 spotless. The fore legs are more tawny than the hind legs 

 and are rather faintly rosetted from the elbow to the paw, 

 but on the inner side below the elbow very decided indications 

 of the brachial stripes so constant in cats are retained. The 

 tail is spotted fi-om the root to the tip, the spots, which are 

 more strongly pronounced terminally, showing distinct 

 transverse arrangement (PI. XIX.). 



The second cub, which is larger and probal)ly older than 

 the one just described, has the same style of pattern, but the 

 pattern is everywhere much fainter, the backs of the ears 

 being the only parts as heavily pigmented as in the other 

 example. In both specimens the hair on the neck is directed 

 backwards as in young tigers and leopards, and not forwards 

 on the sides of the neck aiid forming a median cervical crest 

 as is the case, at all events usually, in adult leopards and 



