42 THE WILD CAT OF EUROPE. 



Domestic. The bushy appearance depends entirely 

 on the length of the fur, and accords with the thick 

 fur of the rest of the body of the AVild Cat, whilst 

 in the Domestic race the fur both on the body and 

 tail is thinner and softer*. 



* I have lately had the opportunity of examining the skin of 

 a young Cat known to have been the offspring of two Domestic Cats 

 which had taken to a wild life ; it was shot coming out of a rabbit- 

 burrow on the Perthshire moors. The tail was very bushy and 

 looked very short ; the colour of the fur, body, and tail of a yellowish 

 tabby, with some white marks ; the stripes down the back and on 

 the flanks were visible, but not strongly developed. 



