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[Feb. 19, 



reflected light by the greater glossiness of the hair. The stripes 

 in white Cats are often visible in the same way. Tortoise-shell 

 variations of this Cat are nothing but partially erythristic or 

 erythro-melanistic sports, frequently with pronounced albinism 



Text-fig. 60. 



Diagram of the Pattern of the Blotched Tabby {Felis catus). 



c.sp., cervical space ; p.sc.sp., postscapular space ; so., scapular stripe ; supr.sc, supra- 

 scapular stripe; p.sc, postscapular stripe; sp., spinal stripe; lat.dors., latero- 

 dorsal stripe; sup.lat., supero-lateral stripe; med.Iat., medio-lateral stripe; 

 inf.lat., infero-lateral stripe. 



afiecting particularly the legs, inferior areas, and even other parts 

 of the body. In simple cases the blotching may be seen to be 

 due to the red tint occurring only on portions of the stripes, 

 the remaining portions of which retain their normal black hue. 



