COUGAR, 
because the Cougar is more like a tiger, in 
every thing except the colour, than any other 
animal I know ; having the head,, the body^ 
and the neck, shaped very much iu the same 
manner. Of these slight differences, words 
would give but a very faint idea ; it will be, 
therefore, sufEcient to observe, that they are 
both equally slender, and are smaller where 
the neck joins the head, than others of the 
panther kind. There is one at present in the 
Tower, and it seeiTied to me, as well as I 
could see it through the bars, that were it pro- 
perly streaked and coloured, it would in all 
things resemble a small tiger. It is, how- 
ever," the dodior adds, " of a very different 
colour; being of a deep brown, and the tail 
very long and pointed. It is rather darker on 
the back ; and, under the chin, it is a little 
whitish, as also on the lower part of the belly* 
" Of all the American animals," continues 
the doctor, this is the most formidable and 
mischievous ; even their pretended lion not 
excepted. It is said, there are several sorts of 
them ; and, as w^ell as I can remember, I Irave 
seen one or two here in England^ both differ- 
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