MONGOOZ. 
She had. likewise, an evident desire to catch 
the birds in her mistress's cages. " Since I 
drew the above," adds Edwards, " I have seen 
others of this genus r one, said to be brought 
from the East Indies, of the size of a large 
house cat; having it's face and paws wholly 
black, it's eyes like the above-described, and 
all the rest of the fur of a- dark brown." Mr. 
Edwards concludes with observing, that he 
also saw, at St. Bartholomew Fair, London, 
in 1753, three or four of these animals, all 
pretty nearly of the size of house cats, a- 
greeiug in their shape one with the othe^-,. 
and differing: chieflv in colour. One of them 
had the tail more bushy than any I had seen,, 
and of a pretty equal thickness it's whole 
length." 
Pennant alsa says, that this animal varies ; 
being sometimes found witli white or yellow 
paws, and with a face wholly brown.. 
