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CARNIVORA, 
tameable. The same character is given to the Bengal 
cat by Drs. Gibbon and Buchanan ; but it has not 
the disagreeable odour ascribed to that species, nor 
does it frequent reeds near the water, to feed on fish, 
snails, and muscles. 
M, Leschenault brought also from Java the lesser 
species of the wild cat of that island ; the colour of 
which was dirty gray, with a number of small black 
spots, inclining to the oval form. This is thought 
to be the same as the chat Indien of Vosmaer. 
The description of this species accords very much 
with the figure given in this work, under the name 
of Guigna of Molina, so as to induce a strong pro- 
bability of their identity ; which is to be opposed, 
however, by the assertion that the latter animal came 
from America. 
THE SUMATRA CAT. 
Felts Sumatrana, Raffles. 
This is another species of the cat recently brought 
to light, nearly allied to the last two, and found in 
the neighbouring island of Sumatra. It is also de- 
scribed and figured by Dr. Horsfield. The upper 
parts are of a dirty gray colour, with the under parts 
whitish. The marks, of a deeper colour, nearly 
black, are angular blotches and short stripes. It 
has the manners of the lesser species of this genus 
in general. 
