JUNGLE-CAT. 
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This species is described as being of about the same size as the European wild 
cat, but of stouter build, with a smaller head and a still shorter tail. The fur is 
long and of a yellowish-grey ground-colour, marked with brownish or straw-coloured 
bands, running obliquely from the back across the flanks, the tail and legs being 
barred with similar bands. From the eyes two dark patches are continued down¬ 
wards to meet on the throat. As usual, the under-part of the body is whitish. The 
total length of the animal is given as 3 feet 1 inch, of which 12 inches are occupied 
by the tail. The skull is remarkable for its extreme shortness, and likewise for 
the presence of only two premolar teeth in the upper jaw. 
THE PAMPAS CAT (jj liat. size). 
This cat may be regarded as one of the most distinctive animals of the pampas. 
Mr. W. H. Hudson speaks of it as not unlike F. catus in its robust form and dark 
colour, but a larger, more powerful animal, inexpressibly savage in disposition. 
The Jungle-Cat (Felis chaus). 
The common Indian jungle-cat is an important member of the family, since it 
serves to connect the more typical cats so closely with the lynxes as to render it 
impossible to refer the latter (as has been often proposed) to a distinct genus. 
The jungle-cat is somewhat superior in size to the ordinary domestic cat, from 
which it differs in having a circular pupil to the eye, thereby agreeing with the 
lynxes. It also approximates to the latter in having a few long hairs on the tips 
of the ears, although these are not sufficiently numerous to form distinct tufts. 
The tail is, moreover, less elongated than in many of the true cats, varying from 
one-third to two-fifths the length of the head and body. In the presence of three 
