SYNOPSIS OF THE 



Felis Pardus Antiquorum, Hamilton Smithy MSS. 



Icon. Nobis. 



Habitat ? 



Obs. The circumstances and peculiarities of these three 

 species have been already noticed, v. 2. 466. at some 

 length. The names Panther and Leopard are some- 

 times applied by different writers to the two first inter- 

 changeably. ■ 



425. 9. F. Jubata (the Maned Hunting Leopard.) Light 

 yellow, covered with small black round full spots ; legs 

 long ; a slight mane upon the neck ; nails semiretractile. 



Felis Jubata, Lin. Felis Guttata, Herman ? 



The Jaguar of Buff. Sup. 3. Hunting Leopard, Pen. 

 Quad. 1. 284. ' 



Icon. Schreb. t. 105. Buff. Sup. 3. pi. 38. under the - 

 name of Jaguar, or Leopard, Pennanfs Quad. t. 56. 



Inhabits Africa. 



426. 10. F. Venatica (Maneless Hunting Leopard) ? 

 Brighter yellow than the last ; head smaller, without any 

 appearance of a mane ; nails semiretractile ; legs longer 

 than the last, and the whole appearance more canine. 



Chetah of India ? 



Icon. Hamilton Smith's MSS. 



Inhabits India. 



427. 11. F. Uncia (the Once.) Tail long ; body whitish, 

 covered with irregular black simple spots 1 



Felis Uncia, Gm. Syst. Nat. 

 Once, Buff. 

 Icon. Buff. Nobis. 

 Habitat. Persia. 



428. 12. F. Chalybeata (iheLWer-coloured Cat.) Wholly 



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