3:38 PUMA. 
ash-^colour; but being expressly said to be a na- 
tive of Guinea, we cannot suppose it the same 
species. 
PUMA. 
Felis Puma. F, cauda elongata, corpore immaculato fulvo, suh^ 
tus albido, 
C. with long tail, and reddish-brown body, whitish beneath. 
Felis concolor. jP. cauda elongata, corpore immaculato fulvo, 
Lin. Si/sf. Nat. Gmel. p.'jg. 
Tigris fulvus. Barrere Fr, cequin.p. 166. 
Puma, V. Leo Americanus. Hernand. mex»p. ^1^. 
Cougouar. Buff. ^. p. 216.pl. 19. 
Puma. Fennant Quadr. i. p. 289. 
The Puma is the largest of the American beasts 
of prey, measuring five feet or more from nose 
to tail; the tail itself measuring about two feet 
eight inches. It is a long-bodied animal, and 
stands high on its legs. Its colour is a pale 
brownish-red, with a slight dusky cast on some 
parts: the chin is white; the breast and belly ash- 
colour; and the insides of the legs are of the 
same colour : the tail of a dusky-ferruginous tinge, 
with a black tip. It is a native of many parts of 
America, both North and South, occurring from 
Canada to Brasil. The Puma is an animal of 
great strength and fierceness, preying on cattle, 
deer, &c. Sometimes it is said to climb trees, 
and watch the opportunity of springing on such 
animals as happen to pass beneath. 
