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j's tamed and trained for the chaee of antelopes ; it is 
carried in a (mall kind of cart, chained and hood-winked, 
till it approaches the herd. When firft unchained, it 
does not immediately make its attempt, but winds along 
the ground, (looping, and concealing itfelf till it gets a 
proper advantage, then darts on the animals with fur- 
priling fwiftnefs, and overtakes them by tire rapidity of 
jts bounds ; but if it does not fucceed in its firft efforts, 
Cop lifting of five or fix amazing leaps, it ntiffes its prey ; 
lofting its breath, and finding itfelf unequal in..(peed, it 
(lands (till, gives up tire purluit, and returns to its maf- 
ter ; but it..fu'cceeds at lead three times out of four in 
fecuring its game, which it (eiz.es by the neck, and holds 
fecurely till the hunters come up. This (pedes is called 
in India, chitta. 
The principal aimifement of Tippoo Sultaun, was to 
hunt antelopes with this aninral, in tire vicinity of Seriu- 
gapatam. . The great aim of tire hunting - leopard is to 
iteal .unperceived behind his prey ; and the {kill and cau¬ 
tion he difplays in attaining Iris object, Conftitutes one of 
tire principal beauties of tjre divevfiOn. He always (elects 
the largeft buck of the herd, though it flrould not be in 
fo .favourable a pofition for his purpofe as many otlier 
fmaller deer. In large herds, two or four of thefe ani¬ 
mals are at once let loofe upon them, and their the fport 
is highly diverfified and interefjing. A pair of thefe 
hunting leopards, adhially ufed by Tippoo, were pre- 
fented to George III. by the directors of tire Eaft India 
company, and are now in the Tower of London. 
6. Felis-uneia, the'ounce. This is of a ftrong make, 
has a long back, and (hort fpotted legs; and is about 
three feet and an half in length front tire nofe to tire tail ; 
tire tail is full of hair, with large black fpots, and is up¬ 
wards of three feet; its head is large, marked with fmall 
round fpots; ears (Tiort; hair on the body long ; its co¬ 
lour cinereous, tinged witlr yellow ; behind eaclr ear is a 
large black fpot; tire upper part of its neck is alfo va¬ 
ried with large (ingle fpots ; it Iras alfo long fpots altrroft 
touching eaclr otlrer along the Tides of tire back. It in¬ 
habits Barbary, Perfia, Hyrcania, and China, the Bukha- 
rian and Altaic chain, and to the weft of Lake Baikal. 
It is an animal of a more gentle nature than any of the 
preceding, and is ufed for the chace of antelopes and 
hares: but, inftead of being conveyed in a waggon like 
the panther or hunting leopard, it is carried on tiie crup¬ 
per on .horfeback, and is as much under command as a 
fetting dog, and returns at tire lead call to its mailer : it 
is fuppoled to be the pantlrer of Pliny, and tire Idler 
panther of Oppian. Their (kins are brought from China, 
mid are valuable in commerce. 
7. Felis onca, the Brafilian tigdr, or jaguafa of Marc- 
grave and Klein. It is of a bright tawny colour; tire 
top of its back marked with long ftripes of black; its 
Tides with irregular oblong fpots, open in the middle, 
Brewing the ground colour of tire hair, with two black 
dots in each; the thighs and legs are marked with black 
fpots; the bread and belly whitifti ; tail not fo long as 
the body ; the upper part deep tawny, with large irregu¬ 
lar black fpots, tire lower witlr fmaller fpots. It grows 
to the lize of a wolf, and inhabits the hotted parts of 
South America, front the iftlrmus of Darien to Buenos 
Ayres; it is definitive to man and bead. Like the tiger, 
it fucks out tire blood before it devours the prey ; it 
makes a noife in tiie night like the howling of a hungry 
dog; it is a cowardly animal, and eafily put to flight, 
either by the fhepherds.’dogs, or by a lighted torch ; it 
lies in ambufii near the Tides of rivers, where it fonre- 
tiir.es fights a lingular combat with the crocodile. When 
the onca comes to drink, the crocodile, ready to furprife 
any animal that approaches, railes his head out of the 
water ; tiie former inftantly llrikes its claws into tiie eyes, 
live only penetrable part of this dreadful reptile, who im¬ 
mediately dives under water, pulling his enemy along 
with him, where they fometimes perifh together. The 
onca deftroys horles by leaping on its withers,.and fucking 
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out its blood : it carries away animals of thrice its own 
(ize ; and having once tailed human blood, preters it ever 
after. 
8. Felis pardalis, tiie Mexican tiger. This animal is 
upwards of four feet long, and very (irongly made ; its 
u pper parts are of a brig lit tawny, its tides w hitifh, marked 
length-ways with long ftripes ot black, hollow, and tawny 
in the middle, in which are fprinkled fome fmall black 
fpots; from the neck towards tiie fhoulders point others 
of the fame colour ; a black ftripe extends along the back 
from head to tail; there is alfo a black ftripe from the 
noftrils to tiie corner of the eyes ; its forehead is fpotted. 
with black ; its legs are whitifti, varied with fmall black 
fpots ; the tail is alfo fpotted and banded with black. 
It inhabits Mexico, the neighbour hood of Carthagena 
and Brafil, lives, in the mountains, and is very voracious, 
but afraid of mankind ; it preys on calves, and different 
forts of game, lurks atnidft the leaves of trees, and fome-' 
times will extend itfelf along the branches as if dead, 
till the monkeys, tempted by natural curiofity, approach¬ 
ing to examine if, become its prey. They prefer blood 
to fleffi ; lienee they deftroy a great number of animals, 
becaufe, inftead of fatiating tliemfelves by devouring 
them, they only quench their third by drinking the blood ; 
the males have a remarkable fuperiority over the fe¬ 
males; tiie latter never prefume to partake of the prey 
till the former have done. They produce but two young 
at a litter. 
9. Felis concolor, the brown tiger, or couguar of Buf- 
fon. This fpecies has a fmall head, ears a little pointed, 
large eyes, and a white chin ; back, neck, rump, and 
Tides, pale brownifh red, mixed witli dufky hairs ; bread, 
belly, and infide of the legs, cinereous; tail dufky and 
ferruginous, the tip of it black; he is long bodied, ami 
Hands high on his legs; his length from nofe to tail is 
five feet three inches ; tail two feet eight. This animal 
inhabits America, and is the feourge of the colonies in 
the hotter regions, and is there called puma. He fwims 
acrofs rivers, and attacks cattle, even in the inclofures ; 
and, vvhgn much preffed with hunger, (pares not even the 
human fpecies. In North America, however, their fury 
feems to be fubdiied by the rigour of the climate ; there 
the fmallell cur makes them feek for fecurity by running- 
up trees; but they are equally dellrmStive to domeftii: 
animals, and are very troublefome to the planters. When 
they are in wait for the moofe or other deer, they lie 
clofe on the branch of fome tree, till the animal pafies 
underneath, then they drop on it, and foon deftroy ir. 
They alfo make the wolf their prey. They have a fine 
foft fur, of fome value among the Indians, who cover 
tliemfelves with it during the winter; their fleffi is alfo 
eaten, and faid to be as good and as white as veal- 
10. Felis difcolor, the black tiger. This grows to the 
fize of a heifer a year old, and has vaft ftrength in its 
limbs. It inhabits Brafil and Guiana, and is much 
dreaded by the Indians. It is cruel, and fierce; but hap¬ 
pily it is a fcarce fpecies. Its head, back, Tides, fore part 
of the legs, and tail, are covered with (liort gloffy dark 
hair, fometimes fpotted with jet black; but are moftly 
plain ; its upper lip is white ; it lias a black fpot at each 
corner of its mouth, long hairs above each eye, and long 
v.'!ii(kers on the upper lip ; its lower lip, throat, belly, 
and infide of the legs, are of a veiy pale alh-coldur ; its 
paws are white, and its ears pointed. 
11. Felis Mexicana, the Mexican tiger-cat. This fpe¬ 
cies is of a cinereous or blue-grey colour, paled on the 
legs and belly; irids hazel; tip of the nofe red; ears 
fir or t and rounded., black on the outfide, grey within ; 
front tlie nofe to the eye, on each fide, is a black line ; 
above and beneath each eye a white one ; from the hind 
part of the head, to the back ami fhoulders, are fome 
long narrow, hollow, ftripes; along tiie top of tire back- 
two rows of oval black fpots; the marks on the (ides are' 
long, hollow, and irregular, extending from fhoulders to 
thighs; flioulders both barred and fpotted; leg-s. bread,' 
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