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The Melas or Black Panther, (Felis Melas, Peron.) 



Black, with simple spots of a deeper hue 

 Of the East Indies. 



The Ocelot, (Felis partialis, Lin.) Buff. XI LI, 

 pi. xxxv. xxxvi. 



With lower limbs than the preceding. Gray, 

 with large fawn-coloured spots bordered with 

 black, and forming oblique bands on the flanks. 

 Habitat, the whole of America. 



Among the inferior species, the lynxes should be 

 distinguished, which are remarkable for the brushes 

 of hair with which their ears are adorned . 



The Common Lynx (Felis Lynx. L.) Buff. VIII. xxi. 



Reddish fawn-colour, most frequently spotted 

 with blackish ; tail very short. Of all the old 

 continent. It was formerly found in France, 

 and it is not long since the last of the race have 

 disappeared from Germany. 



The Lynx of Canada, (Felis Canadensis, Geoff.) Buff. 

 Supp. III. XLIV. 



Whitish gray with some spots of a pale brown 

 It appears to form a distinct species. 



The American Lynx, (Felis rufa. Guld.) Screb. CIX. B. 



Reddish fawn-colour, patched with brownish. 

 Brown waves on the thighs. Somewhat smaller 

 than the lynx. Of the United States. 



