JAPAN CAT. 
This beautiful animal appears to be but little 
known by naturalists. W e find not the smal- 
lest mention of it in Buffon's work, nor in any 
edition of Linnseus. 
It is, however, the Chat Sauvage Indien, or 
Indian Wild Cat, of Vosmaer: and Pennant 
calls it, seemingly on the sole authority of this 
writer, the Japan Cat; a name which we have 
adopted, together with the excellent figure. 
The description of the Japan Cat, as col- 
led^ed from Vosmaer and Pennant, is as fol- 
lows. 
It is about the size of the Comm.on Domes- 
tic Cat, and has upright pointed cars. The 
colour of the face, and lower part of the neck, 
is whitish. The breast, and lower belly, are a 
clear grey. The body, in general, is part yel- 
low and clear grey, mixed with black disposed > 
in transverse rays. Along the back^ quite to 
the 
