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Egyptian Cat {Felis maniculata). 
Common in Berbera, running about the houses, and stealing anything they 
can pick up at night. Never seen in the daytime. 
Colour grayish -yellow spotted with black ; body marked with faint pale 
stripes ; legs striped with a darker hue ; two black streaks across each 
cheek ; ears short ; size a little larger than our domestic cat ; long tail 
with dark rings to the tip, which is black. 
The Jungle Cat {Felis chans). 
Found in long grass on the borders of thick jungle, and upon open plains. 
About the same size as the Egyptian cat — average 3 feet ; ears furnished 
with a few long hairs at the tips, and have two black bars behind ; colour 
dirty grayish-yellow; tail short, ringed and with a black tip. 
The Caracal {Felis caracal). 
Caught alive by my men in the Gulis Kange near Upper Sheik. 
Colour dirty reddish-fawn ; two black marks above the eyes ; length about 
3 feet ; a cat’s face and skull ; long pointed ears, black behind, and 
having long black tufts protruding from the tips of each ; a short tail the 
same colour as the body ; native name ‘ gododema a rare and beautiful 
creature. 
The Hunting Leopard {Cyimhmis juhatis). 
Localities for the hunting leopard are the Marehan waterless desert, Gaboon 
in the Marehan country, in the Boorgha country, and on the Shoan 
boundaries. 
The hunting leopard is easily distinguished from the panther by its non- 
retractile claws, differing from it in this respect as a dog from a cat. The 
face of the hunting leopard is smaller and far rounder, the legs and tail 
longer and more slender. The spots are dotted unevenly over the body, 
and there are no rosettes of spots as in the panther’s skin. 
Colour a dirty fawn, lighter on the chin, chest, and bell 3 ^ 
Length of one killed in the Boorgh^ country : 
from tip of nose to end of tail (dressed 
skin) ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 feet 1-|^ inches. 
Length of one killed in the Marehan 
country (dressed) ... ... ... ... 6 feet. 
Caffre Mungoose {Herpestes caffer). 
I saw this animal east of Wardare, in the Marehan country. 
Colour gray-brown ; hairs ringed with black and white. Length from tip 
of nose to end of tail, 40 inches. 
The Yellow Mungoose {Herpestes ochraceus). 
Collected at Abori (5,000 feet), July 7. 
Mr. W. E. de Winton says of this specimen : ‘ Mr. 0. Thomas in a re- 
vision of this group ’ (P. Z. S., 1882, p. 69) ‘ makes of this form his 
“ variety H. gracilis ; but with further material and entire skulls 
instead of the mutilated specimens then in the museum, it is now shown 
to be a distinct species. Size smaller than H. gracilis. Colour ochraceous 
red or bright rusty on the dorsal surface, paler on the sides ; fur less 
annulated with blackish. It is also smaller than H. grantii from 
Zanzibar, but has rather more annulation on the fur. The size of the 
