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It is peculiar to America, and is sometimes called the Tiger 

 of that continent. In size and powers, indeed, it is but 

 little inferior to that formidable beast. 



jumping and clinging to the top of their cage, and throwing a 

 somerset, or twisting themselves round in the manner of a Squirrel 

 when confined, the tail being extended, and shewing to great ad- 

 vantage when so expanded." 



Dr. Horsfield refers to a figure by Howitt, published by the edi- 

 tor of the present undertaking, some time ago, in an incomplete 

 work, (the remainder of which is cancelled,) and also to the figure 

 already given in a previous number of this work, under the name 

 of Felis Nebulosa ; and having compared these Avith his specimen, 

 he doubts the identity of the species of both individuals intended, 

 and, therefore, drops the name of F. nebulosa, and in anticipation 

 of M. Temminck, appropriates that of F. microcelis, which that 

 gentleman had given to an inedited species in his possession, said 

 to be the same as that of Dr. Horsfield. A comparison of our 

 figure, here, merely (for of Howitt's accuracy, in general, little 

 can be said,) with that by Mr. Daniel, which illustrates the Doc- 

 tor's description, has led us, we confess, respectfully, to a different 

 conclusion from that of Dr. Horsfield. Major Smith, it is true, as 

 we shall see, suspects they are varieties. It will be seen, by 

 the text, that our figure was taken from the specimen to which, 

 also, the Doctor alludes, as identified with his species, under the 

 name of the Fox-tailed and Tortoiseshell Tiger. 



Howitt's drawing was purchased by the editor a few years back, 

 of that artist, and was, it seems, copied, though not at all faith- 

 fully, from Major Smith's sketch. To the species intended, the 

 editor, long since, applied the epithet nebulosus, which Major 

 Smith adopted. Knowing, therefore, no more of the type, he sent 

 the Zoological Journal to Major Smith, at Plymouth, who has re- 

 turned, in effect, the following particulars. 



He gave, it seems, a copy of his drawing of the animal, together 

 with his manuscript notes upon it, in 1817, to the Baron Cuvier, in 

 whose collection, and in that of his brother, M. F. Cuvier, he saw it 

 during the last summer. M. Temminck he believes, also, was first 

 made acquainted with the species from his (the Major's) drawing, 

 in 1820, at Amsterdam, at least, M. Temminck professed himself 

 to have been previously unacquainted with it. In the absence, there- 

 fore, of further particulars from that gentleman, Major Smith is in- 

 clined to suspect that M. T.'s inedited species may be, in fact, the 



