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destroyed swarms of rats, which, in spite of the do- 
mestic breed of cats, had made most horrible 
ravages. 
These small spotted species are called by the 
general name of tiger cate. Several kinds of them 
are found in the East Indies, and in the woods 
near the Cape of Good Hope. A good history of 
them, however, is still wanted. Kolben mentions 
two kinds at the Cape. One he calls the wild red 
cat, having a streak of bright red running along 
the ridge of the back to the tail, and losing itself 
in the grey and white on the sides. The skins of 
this species are said to give ease in the gout, and 
are much valued on that account at the Cape* 
The other he calls the bush cat ; which, he says, 
is the largest of the wild cats in the countries about 
the Cape. 
The saca is an obscure species of the wild cat, 
said to be found in Madagascar . They are very 
beautiful, and couple with the tame cats. The 
tails of the domestic kinds in that island are, for 
the most part, turned up. 
Manul. 
This cat, of the size of a fox, in its robust 
limbs and dusky colour very much resemblinga 
lynx, inhabits all the middle parts of the Northern 
Asia, from the Ural to the Amur. It loves open, 
woodless, and rocky countries, and preys on the 
lesser quadrupeds. It has a large head. Its co- 
lour is universally tawny, mixed with a few white 
and brown hairs. The crown of its head is speck- 
led with black ; its cheeks arc marked with two 
dusky lines running obliquely from the eyes. Its 
feet are striped obscurely with dark lines. Its 
tail is longer in proportion than that of the domes- 
tic eat, of an equal thickness in all parts, and beset 
