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This animal was received from Senegal, and was 

 perfectly tame, having never been subject to con- 

 finement. In India they are trained for the taking of 

 game : three living ones were shewn a few years 

 since in the Tower, that were part of a pack belong- 

 ing to the late Tippoo Sultan. This animal has not 

 retracti!e or sheathed claws, like the rest of the feline 

 tribe. 



5. The Black Leopard (Felis Discolor). 



This was of a most untameable and ferocious tem- 

 per, which it constantly exhibited, without distin- 

 guishing the person that fed it from others. It is 

 said to be an inhabitant of Java. 



6. The Puma, or American Lion (Felis Concolor)^ 

 with its young. 



This is the largest of the American beasts of prey, 

 sometimes measuring five feet from the nose to the 

 insertion of the tail. It is an animal of great 

 strength and fierceness, sometimes climbing trees, 

 and springing at whatever may pass beneath. The 

 young were produced at Exeter-'Change, and are 

 remarkable for the spots with which they are covered 

 whilst in a state of infancy. 



7. Margai/, or Tiger Cat (Felis Tigrina). 



This diminutive species has all the evil propensities 

 and appetites for rapine of the Tiger; it resides prin- 

 cipally on trees, preying on birds. It is a native of 

 South America. 



8. The Serval (Felis Serval). 



Was received from Senegal ; it likewise inhabits 

 India and Thibet, residing mostly on trees, and 

 avoiding man, unless when enraged. 



9. Cinerous Cat. This appears to have been de» 



