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marbled cat ( Felis marmorata) 
climb anything. It is very destructive to poultry, which it holds in an esteem 
above all other kinds of food. 
The Pampas Cat, or Jungle' Cat {Felis pajeros ), is brown striped and 
sandy colored, is very long haired, and belongs to Buenos Ayres. 
The Caffre Cat {Felis caffra ) is South African, and its two feet of length 
is gray-brown with black stripes; its tail is long and bushy. 
RIMAU-DAHAN, OR TORTOISE SHELL TIGER. 
The Nepaul Tiger Cat {Felis nepalensis) has black bands and spots 
arranged lengthwise. 
The Kubouk {Felis javensis) is the species found in Java. 
The Mirvini {Felis moormennis ) is a mountaineer of Nepaul. 
The Wogati {Felis viverrima) is found in India. 
The Balu {Felis suviatrana') 
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belongs to Sumatra. 
The Chinese Tiger Cat, or 
Maou {Felis chinensis ), is a yellow¬ 
ish-gray species fairly common in 
EUROPEAN WILD CAT. 
EGYPTIAN CAT. 
the neighborhood of Formosa, though its range is throughout southern China. 
It has a length of body of about two feet. Occasional specimens are found in 
the Philippines. 
The Egyptian Cat {Felis caligulata ) resembles the pampas cat, but is not 
so bright in its coloring. To the Egyptian the cat has always been a sacred 
object, and upon its death was piously embalmed. 
