JAVA CAT. 



u yellow isli-brown colour ; pupil perpeiulicular, 

 tieeoining dilisled 2%iii It i^mU^^ eat, 



It iW'ih oil plautaiiis atul otiiel''-foiSt, and also 

 ]innrs. W lieu busily oiigagod in ]nckiiig 

 tliL! \viijg-bouo of a fowl, it. ^i^rowls most sa- 

 vagely if disturbed in its repast ; which, well 

 sho^ the saatrare of the beast* " He «a*S dBiIy 

 jdautaiu/' said tbe Javaoeso, from I ptir- 



fliasL'd it; but coulil tin* auima! !iave spoken 

 for himst'lf, lie would bave jn'oltably liiuted tliat 

 ** portions of the animals composing tlie feathery 

 tiagdom^' w«!d «tlsa Ije acce|rtable, hj way oi 

 variety. It is tame and playful, like a kitten, 

 thrOT^'iiig itself on the back, pluyino- with a bit of 

 string, making, at the same time, a low, whining 

 noise. 



Itnttoft^/Sharp, ([uick, squeaking noise, as 

 well m a ^xm mm^^ la^m f ^fHaulstrly # 

 night, or when in want of food, or some water 



to queucb its thirst. The s|ieeimen is a male : 

 it was very playful, and climbed up my arm, by 

 aid of its claws, like st^* When it drinks^ it 

 lup& WsM thi^ dog 0t ea^ 



3T<iy 17tlK This morning, the animal liad 

 broke n tliruugb and cscajjed from its caa'e during 

 tbe night, and was about some part of the sliip. 



