CARNIVORA. 
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thirteen inches. The colour was a bright yellow 
ochre ; the ears were large, pointed, and black, with 
white spots at the back ; the forehead spotted ; the iris 
of the eyes blueish. From behind the ears extended 
three diverging black streaks on each side ; the first 
pointing to the shoulder, the second to the flank, 
and the third toward the croup ; on the back, par- 
ticularly near the tail, were two or three large black 
streaks ; the tail was yellow at the base, but be- 
coming paler toward the tip, with nine black annuli : 
the shoulders and rump had long, irregular, black 
marks, forming on the sides something like three 
transverse stripes ; the insides of the limbs, and the 
belly, were white, with a black bar across the throat. 
The major engaged himself (some time ago) to lend 
the drawing to Mr. Themminck, who will probably 
give a figure of it, 
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THE CAPE CAT OF FORSTER. CHAT D .P. 
Felis Capensis. Gm. 
Dr. Forster is the first describer of this beautiful 
animal, from a small specimen. Another, measured 
by Mr. Pennant, was almost three feet in length, 
exclusive of the tail. The length of the occiput, and 
elliptical shape of the head, are very remarkable in 
this species. The ears are very large and pointed, 
the markings a mixture of streaks, running longitu- 
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