JAGUAR LEOPARD, 
nearly of the same iigiire and size in the one 
as in the other. | 
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The third species is peculiar to Senegal, j 
Guinea, and other southern regions, which I 
had not been discovered by the ancienrs : 
and, of course, they had no knowledge of 
this animal, which we shall call the Leopard ; , 
a name that has been improperly applied to ! 
rhe Great Panther. The Leopard is larger 
tharn the Ounce ; but much less than the Pan- 
ther, seldom exceeding four feet in length. The 
tail is two or two and a half feet long. The 
ground colour of the hair on the back and 
sides is yellow., that of the belly is whiiisli. 
The spots are annular, or like roses, but 
■inuch smaller than those of the Panther and 
Ounce ; and most of them are composed of 
four or five small spots. Some of tl^e latter 
are irregularly disposed. 
These three species, as we have seen, are 
perfeclly distin6l. The Merchants call the 
skins of the first species Panther Skins ; those 
of the second, which we have denominated 
the Ounce, African Tiger Skins i and those 
