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The Marbled Tiger Cat (. Felis , or Leopardus marmorata ,) is a mottled 
brownish-gray, and is found in Malacca. 
The Ocelot (Fell's, or Leopardus pardalis ,) belongs to tropical America. 
Inclusive of the tail it is about four feet in length, and about a foot and a half 
high. The fawn color that furnishes the ground work is banded and edged with 
black, and head, tail and neck are spotted, or patched with dark color. At the 
__ _ _ base of its black ear 
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it has a singular 
white spot. The skin 
is so beautiful as to 
have high value to 
those who indulge in 
rugs made from the 
skins of wild animals. 
Although cat-like in 
size, it has the 
strength, agility and 
instincts of the leopard 
family. The dispo¬ 
sition varies with 
the individual, one be¬ 
ing sociable and play¬ 
ful, another surly and 
savage. 
The Painted 
Ocelot (Felis picta ) is deeper hued and more distinctly marked than the 
common ocelot. It is white on the throat, which has distinct black lines upon it. 
The Eyra, or Eyra Cat (Felis eyra), has its habitat in Texas, but is now 
so nearly extinct as to be very rarely seen, and its habits are little known. 
The Clouded, 
Tortoise Shell Tiger, 
or Rimau-dahan 
(Felis macrocelus , or 
Leopardus macrocelus ), 
is marked as if in imi¬ 
tation of all the felidse. 
The ground color is 
gray, shaded with 
brown, and having two 
black bands running 
the entire length. 
The hair is glossy, 
silken and long, and 
the markings, though 
irregular in form, are very beautiful to the eye. 
The Small Tortoise Shell Tiger (Leopardus macroceloides) differs little 
but in size. 
The Mitis, or Chati (.Leopardus , or Felis mitis ), is smaller and paler. Like 
the weasel it can get through the smallest holes, and like the monkey it can 
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