CINEREOUS CAT. 357 
mit great ravages among cattle^ &c. It is also 
said to be untameable in a state of captivity. It 
is well figured in Buflbn. The present figure is 
from a beautiful specimen in the Leverian Mu- 
seum. 
CINEREOUS CAT. 
Cinereous Cat. Pennant Quadr^ I. p, iSc), 
This seems to be described only by Mr. Pen- 
nant, who informs us that it is about the size of 
the Ocelot, and is a native of Guinea. It is 
of a cinereous colour, palest on the legs and 
belly; the irides are hazel; the tip of the nose 
red; ears sharp and rounded; black on the out- 
side, grey within : from the nose to the eye on 
each side a black line; and above and beneath 
each eye a white one : sides of the mouth white, 
with four rows of small black spots: from the 
hind part of the head to the back and shoulders 
run some long, narrow, hollow stripes: along the 
top of the back two rows of oval black spots : the 
marks of the sides long, hollow, and irregular,^ 
extending from the shoulders to the thighs: 
shoulders both barred and spotted : legs and belly 
only spotted : tail not so long as the body, w ith 
large spots above, and small beneath. This species 
according to Mr. Pennant's description as given 
above, seems to approach extremely near to the 
Ocelot, the female of which inclines i^iuch to 
