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more fierce and ugly: the body partook of the wolf and hog, co- 
vered by long bristly hair, of a dusky gray colour, confusedly 
striped with black. The hycena is said to be the most savage and 
ferocious of quadrupeds; when enraged its aspect is hideous. 
Jackalls abound in the country round Surat, and hunt in large 
packs. The panther, leopard, and cheeta, are of the same genus 
as the royal tiger, but smaller; and differ in having the skin spotted 
instead of striped: these spots vary in each species; in the panther 
and leopard several small black spots encircle a mark of bright 
orange colour, on a field of paler hue; the cheeta, felis jubata, is 
distinguished by black spots only, on a yellowish brown; the pe- 
culiar marks of the panther I am not acquainted with. 
In my original letter from Surat, in the year 1772, I had writ- 
ten an account of the cheeta-hunt; but the friend to whom I am 
indebted for many interesting occurrences in this publication, 
favoured me with the following extract from his journal at Cam- 
bay; which, from a keen sportsman, is more accurate and enter- 
taining than any thing I can offer : the extract was accompanied 
with a beautiful drawing by his lady, from an original sketch taken 
on the spot, by a native of Hindostan. 
“ The diversion of hunting with the cheeta is much admired 
and pursued by the princes and chieftains of Hindostan, both Ma- 
homedans and Hindoos, excepting Brahmins. The cheeta, though 
of the leopard species, differs from it materially, although con- 
founded with that animal by Buffon, and other naturalists: as to 
its relation to the panther, or whether it be the panther, I must be 
silent, never having seen the creature so denominated. In height 
the cheeta considerably exceeds the leopard, and greatly excels it. 
