OCELOT. 259 
SYNONYMBS. 
Felis Paedalis. Linn., p. 62. 
“ “ Harlan’s Fauna, p. 96. 
“ “ Cuv. An. King., vol. 2, p. 476. 
“ “ Griffith’s An. King., vol. 5, p. 167. 
“ Shaw’s Zoology, vol. 2d, p. 356. 
DESCRIPTION. 
Head, short ^ nexik, long and thin ; body, long and slender; tail, rather 
thick, and of moderate size ; hair, rather soft, and not very dense. 
COLOUR. 
The outer surface of the ear is black, with a white patch beneath ; chin 
and throat white, with a black bar immediately beneath the chin, and 
another under the neck. On the chest and under surface, white, with ir- 
regular black patches. There are small black spots disposed on the 
head, surrounded by reddish-brown, a black line runs longitudinally on the 
sides of the head to the neck. The whole back is marked with oval 
figures, and in some specimens with longitudinal black stripes edged with 
fawn-colour. Upper surface of the tail irregularly barred Math black and 
white, the extremity black. 
Specimens vary much in their markings, and we have not found two 
precisely alike. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Male, procured by Col. Harney in Texas, seven miles from San An- 
tonio, December, 1845. 
Feet, 
Inches. 
From point of nose to root of tail, 
2 
11 
Tail, 
3 
Height from nails to shoulder, - , 
1 
2 
“ of ear posteriorly. 
Female. 
Feet. 
If 
Inches. 
Length of head and body - 
2 
4 
‘‘ tail - - . . 
1 
1 
From nose to shoulder. 
1 
1 
HABITS. 
Before describing the habits of this beautiful species, we must enter into 
the difficult task of separating it from several other spotted, leopard-like 
