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and the circumstance that their spots, which vary much in size, do not run together 
so as to form the chain-like pattern of the typical form. In some cases the black 
patches enclose central areas of a paler tint. In these varieties the length of the 
head and body may be but little short of 27 inches; while the length of the tail 
varies from 14 to 19 inches. 
Another spotted cat, exclusively confined to South America, is Geoffroy’s cat 
(F. guigna). It has generally been regarded as confined to the forest regions of 
Chili and Peru, but, according to Mr. W. H. Hudson, is also found on the Argentine 
THE MARGAY (# nat. size). 
pampas, where it is known as the wood-cat. Like the jaguar, it is, as Mr. Hudson 
remarks, probably there as an intruder from wooded districts to the northward of 
the pampas. 
THE JAGUARONDI (Felis jaguarond?). 
The jaguarondi, inhabiting Brazil, Guiana, Paraguay, and North-East Mexico, 
but not extending to the northward of the Rio Grande, differs from all the American 
species yet noticed, with the exception of the puma, by its uniform coloration. In 
form it is characterised by its long body, short limbs, and the great length of the 
tail, which is nearly as long as the head and body. Its general colour is blackish 
or brownish-grey, but as in so many variable species there is a tendency to 
the special development either of an unusually greyish or an unusually rufous 
tinge. The total length of the cat is about 4 feet 7 inches, of which 2 feet 1 inch 
are occupied by the tail. The pupil of the eye is stated to be round; and the 
species is especially characterised by the peculiar manner in which the nose is, so 
to speak, pinched in from side to side. 
