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of a beautiful chefniit colour, variegated 

 with deep black fpots foniewhat irregu- 

 larly difpofed. They are a fierce, cou- 

 rageous animal, nor can they be ren- 

 dered tame by any means whatever. 



The Lynx of Guiana pretty much 

 refembles the Tiger Cat, but is near 

 twice as large. Its head, ears, feet, 

 and toes, are fimilar to thofe of the Ti- 

 ger, butfmaller; its claws are long and 

 femilunar ; and its mouth is fet with 

 long whifkers : the hair, in the colour 

 and difpoiition of its firipes, exadtly re- 

 fembles that of the Tiger. This is a 

 fierce, rapacious animal ; but I do not 

 find that it ever attacks any of the hu- 

 man fpecies. 



The Dogs of Guiana feem to be of a 

 fpecies between the Hound and Land- 

 Spaniel : their make is flender, their 

 ears long and pendulous, with a blunt 



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