LECTURE III. 83 



hending all the Cat or Lion tribe, from the Lioiij 

 which is the leading or principal species, to the 

 common Cat. The species in this genus are 

 pretty numerous : among the chief is the Tiger, 

 perhaps, when seen in perfection, the most beau- 

 tiful of quadrupeds, being of a strong and lively 

 orange-colour, with numerous transverse black 

 stripes. The Panther is a highly beautiful species, 

 of a bright tawny yellow colour, marked with 

 very numerous black spots, disposed in circles of 

 four or five spots in each, with one or more cen- 

 tral spots: the Leopard extremely resembles the 

 Panther, but is smaller, and differs in having no 

 central spot in the circles of black spots with 

 which the skin is covered. These two animals, 

 the Panther and the Leopard, have been very fre- 

 quently confounded in the works of naturalists : 

 the difference however will be readily perceived 

 on inspecting their respective skins in the shops 

 of the dealers in furs. 



Of these animals the Tiger is chiefly found in, 

 Asia, and the Lion, Panther, and Leopard in 

 Africa ; but none of them are natives of America, 

 other species of this genus being improperly so 

 named. Of these the chief is the Ja^:um\ com- 



