KfUNTING LEOPARD'. 
times prevent the occurrence of gross blunders, 
i n any work which pretends to discriminate 
or describe the infinite varieties of nature. Nor 
must we, who derive, Hke these very inge - 
riious and highly respedable naturahsts, all our 
knowledge of the present animal from imper- 
fe£l sources, arrogate to ourselves any positive 
certainty. It is remarkable, that Tavernier, 
Chardin, and 'other travellers, describe the 
Ounce, which is called Youzze in Persia, as 
being trained to hunting, and 2.S:ing in all re- 
spe6ls similar to what is said of our Hunting 
Leopard. Indeed, Lions, Tigers, Panthers, 
and Leopards, as well as Ounces, and other 
ferocious animals, are said to be trained to the 
chace by the Persians, in great hunting matches. 
Some of these animals are described to be carried 
in small carts or waggons ; and others, on a truss 
behind a horseman, with their eyes covered: 
these different modes of conveyance, as it 
should seem, being suited to the size of the 
respe6live animals. Our Hunting Leopard 
could never require any vehicle sufficiently 
large for the idea of a waggon- 
