2oo HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



ftrike the water to make a noife, and as foon as the alli- 

 gator raifes its head above the water, dart their claws in- 

 to its eyes, and drag it on more. 



The OCELOT. 



The fkin of the male Ocelot is extremely beautiful, 

 and mod elegantly variegated. Its general colour is that 

 of' a bright-tawny ; a black ftripe extends along the top 

 of the back, from head to tail ; its forehead is fpotted 

 with black, as are alfo its legs its moulders, fides, and 

 rump, are beautifully marbled with long ftripes of black, 

 forming oval figures, filled in the middle with fmall 

 black fpots; its tail is irregularly marked with large 

 fpots, and black at the end. — The colours of the female 

 are not fo vivid as thofe of the male ; neither is it fo 

 beautifully marked. 



The Ocelot very much refembles the common Cat in 

 the form of its body, although it is a great deal larger, | 

 BufFon makes its height two feet and a half, and about 

 four feet in length. 



It is a native of South-America, inhabits Mexico and 



