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is twenty-three inches in length, not including the tail, 
which raeasures between eight and nine inches. The 
fur has a greyisli-brown colour generalh', the under 
part of the throat, neck, and belly being nearly white ; 
it is long, and of a sottish texture. Four dark brownish- 
black bands pass from the crown of the head to the 
root of the tail, while the sides of the body are marked 
by sparsely-scattered oblong patches of a similar 
colour ; having a tendency to assume a linear arrange- 
ment. Similar spots occur on the limbs and tail. 
The eyes are placed well forward, and have a circular 
pupil. The ears are small and rounded. According 
to Dr. Horsfield the “Kuwuk is found in large forests in 
every part of Java. It forms a retreat in hollow trees, 
where it remains during the day; at night it ranges about 
in quest of food, and often visits the villages at the 
skirts of the forests, committing depredations among the 
hcn-roosfs. The natives ascribe to it an uncommon 
Fig. 
sagacity, asserting that in order to approach the fowls 
unsuspected, and to surprise them, it imitates their 
voice. It feeds chiefly on fowls, birds, and small quad- 
rupeds; but, in case of necessity, it also devours carrion.” 
It is, we are further informed, a very fierce and untame- 
able animal. In the British Museum list of preserved 
specimens, it is designated Leopardus Javanensis. 
THE BULU {Felis Sumatrana ). — As far as regards 
size, the comparative shortness of the tail, the length ot 
the limbs, and in the disposition of its spotted markings, 
this species very closely resembles the foregoing. 
According to Horsfield, the general ground colour ot 
the fur “is ferruginous, inclining to yellowish-grey, more 
intense on the back, the crown of the head, and the 
upper part of the tail ; paler on the sides, and passing 
into whitish-grey on the cheeks, breast, abdomen, and 
the interior of the thighs and legs.” The Bulu (fig. 33) 
is an inhabitant of Sumatra, Java, and the contiguous 
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The Bulu (Felis Sumatrana}. 
islands. In the list of specimens preserved in our Na- 
tional Museum, it is also associated with the leopards. 
THE OCELOT {Felis pardalis) inhabits the forests of 
tropical America, and is an attractive-looking species. 
The body is about three feet iu length, exclusive of the 
tail, which measures from twelve to fourteen inches. 
The general colour of the fur is fulvous-grey, the inferior 
parts of the throat, neck, and belly being nearly white. 
The entire surface is beautifully streaked with irregu- 
larly shaped patches of a black colour ; these spots 
having a marked tendency to form longitudinal bands, 
especially at the upper part of the bod}'. The ears are 
small and rounded, the limbs comparatively short. 
Kespecting its habits, the Ocelot is a good climber, and 
is said to sham a state of death in order to capture 
monkeys, whose curiosity leads them to approach and 
inspect the simulating carcass. It is capable of being- 
tamed, but, like others of the cat tribe, its disposition is 
capricious. Mr. Blyth mentions an instance where 
“ a gentleman had succeeded in taming an ocelot, 
which for three years, enjoyed the range of his house 
and garden as freely as a domestic cat, appearing 
thoroughly reclaimed. One evening, however, at the 
fireside, when a child of three years old was playing 
with it, as it had often done before, the animal being 
irritated, seized the infant by the throat, and killed it 
before assistance could be rendered.” In the British 
Museum’s list, this animal is classed with the leopards. 
THE CHAUS {Felis Chaus) is a kind of Lynx. It 
has a wide geographical distribution, inhabiting Egypt, 
Persia, the 'borders of the Caspian, and also many 
parts of central and northern India. It is chiefly 
found in low marshy grounds and jungles, where it 
preys upon small quadrupeds and birds, and also, 
according to Kuppell, on fishes. The fur is compara- 
tively long, loose, soft, and of a yellowish-grey colour. 
The tail is short, thick, and indistinctly marked by four 
or five alternating black and greyish-white bands. 
These occur towards the extremity, which terminates 
somewhat abruptly. In common with other allied 
forms, the ears are much pointed, being tufted at the 
summit by a pencil of fine black hairs, half an inch in 
