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fusion of the whole ring-spots has occurred ; and that in Nos. i and 

 2 a still further fusion and contraction has resulted, obliterating the 



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Fig. 59. — Nos. 5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19, 26, and 30-32 are from Jaguar skins ; Nos. 33-35 ^-^^ 

 from Cheetah skins ; all the rest are from ordinary Leopard skins. 



enclosed space. Several of the rosettes indicate transition stages 

 towards partial or complete fusion. On the other hand, Nos. 26, 29, 

 30 and 3 1 would indicate a dissociation and tendency to scattering 

 of the component spots of rosettes. 



