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BLACK TIGER. 
Felis Discolor. F. cauda elongata, corpore nigro, siihtus alhido, 
C. with long tail, and body black above, whitish below. 
JFelis Cauda elongata, corpore potissimum nigro. Lin, Syst, Nat. 
Gmel. p, 79. 
Felis nigra. Erxleb, syst. mammal, p. ^12. 
Le Cougouar noir. Buff, suppl. 3. p. 22^. pi. 42. 
Jaguar or Black Tiger. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 290. pi. 58. 
This, like the former species, is a native of 
America, and is considered as a very destructive 
and ferocious animal. It is about the size of a 
heifer of a year old; and is entirely of a deep 
brownish-black colour on the upper parts, and 
pale grey or Avhitish beneath : the upper lip and 
the paws are also whitish : the tail is of the same 
dusky colour with the body. 
MARGAY. 
Felis Tigrina. F. cauda elongata, corpore fulvo nigro striafo 
maculatoque, subtus alhido, Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 80. 
C. witl\ long tail and fulvous body striped and spotted with 
black, whitish beneath. 
Felis ex griseo flavescens, maculis nigris variegata. Briss. 
Quadr. i. p. 193. 
Felis fera tigrina. Barr. Fr. equin. p. 1^2. 
Mergay. Buff, 13. p. 2^S. pL ^8. 
Cayenne Cat. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 2^2. 
The Margay is a native of South America, and 
is about the size of a common Cat. The ground- 
colour is a bright tawny : the face striped down- 
