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spots in some specimens (perhaps the males) are 
quite plain in the middle ; while^ on the other 
hand^ in some specimens of the Leopard one or 
more small central spots are visible. As to the 
subtransverse marks about the neck or breast, 
they seem to be full as distinct in the Leopard 
as in the Panther; and^ perhaps^ upon the whole, 
we must be content with distinguishing the two 
species by the size, and by the fulvous-yellow of 
the Panther, and the clearer or paler yellow of 
the Leopard. The general length of this species, 
from nose to tall, is four feet ; of the tail two and 
a half. It is a native of Senegal and Guinea, as 
well as of many other parts of Africa : it also oc- 
curs in several parts of Asia, viz. in Persia, India, 
China, &c. In its manners it resembles the 
Panther. 
VAR. ? 
A variety of this species, of a dusky black, 
marked with spots of a deeper or more glossy 
black, and perfectly resembling in disposition 
those of the common Leopard, is found in Bengal. 
In one of this kind brought to England some 
years ago, the fur, when a little turned aside, ex- 
hibited a slight tinge of the natural or general 
colour. 
