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U. S. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—ZOOLOGY—GENERAL REPORT. 
List of specimens. 
Catalogue No. 
Correspond’g No. 
of skull. 
No. of specimens. 
Sex and age. 
Locality. 
When collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Original number. 
Nature of 
specimen. 
Collected by 
Chile. 
Lt. Gilliss, U. S. N. 
Skin & skel.. 
1355-6 
2 
Matamoras, Mexico .... 
Lt. D. N. Couch... 
Skull. . ... 
Dr. Berlandier. 
1148 
165 
Eagle Pass, Texas_ 
Maj. W. H. Emory . 
Skin. 
A. Schott_ 
1005 
San Elziario, Texas .... 
_do_ 
Skull. 
J. H. Clark... 
Brazos river, Texas 
Capt. R B. Marcy.. 
Skin_ 
1110 
124 
o 
Copper Mines, N. M. .. 
1851 
Col. J. D. Graham. 
. 
..do_ 
J. H. Clark... 
1604 
San Diego, Cal_.... 
Dr. J. F. Hammond. 
Paws_ 
1941-2 
2 
Petaluma, Cal_ 
E. Samuels_ 
Skin ....... 
1021 
o 
Fort Steilacoom, W. T-. 
Dr. George Suckley. 
62 
1022 
o 
.do. 
69 
2003 
Ad. 
_do_ 
_do_ 
115 
Paws. 
Fort Union, Neb ...... 
A. Culbertson_ 
Skull. 
Capon Springs, Va 
Dr. Kennerly_ 
Skeleton . .. 
1157-8 
2 
Prairie Mer Rouge, La.. 
James Fairie_ 
Skull. 
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FELIS ONCA. 
The Jaguar, or American Tiger. 
Felis onga, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 1766, 61. 
Gm. Syst. Nat. I, 1788,77. 
Schreber, Saugt. Ill, 1778, 388; pi. cii. (On plate. Der Jaguar in the text.) 
Desm. Mamm. I, 1820, 219. 
Temm. Mon. Mamm. I, 1827, 136. 
Harlan, F. Am. 1825,95. 
Ham. Smith, in Griff. Cuv. II, 1827, 454,455. (Plates of two varieties.) 
Wagner, Suppl. Schreb. Saugt. II, 1841, 474. 
Aud. & Bach. N. A. Quad III, 1853,1; pi. ci. 
Burmeister, Thiere Brasiliens, I, 1854, 84. 
Felis panther a, Schreber, Saugt. Ill, 1778; tab. lxxx, lxlix. (From Bulfon.) 
“ Tigris Mexicana, Hern. Thesaurus, 498.” 
Le jaguar, St. Hilaire & Cuv. Hist. Nat. des Mammif. II, 1819. (Two plates.) 
Sp. Ch. —Size considerably larger than that of the American panther, ( Felis concolor.) Tail less than half the length of the 
body and neck,exclusive of the head. Ground color above, clear brownish-yellow; beneath, white, spotted. No distinct stripes 
visible, excepting on the lower half of the back on the vertebral line where the blotches are confluent. On the shoulders and 
anterior to it, the blotches are full and small. On the sides of the body is a series of polygonal figures, with the borders com¬ 
posed of black blotches enclosing a light area, with a few blotches in the centre. 
For a detailed description of the jaguar, I will refer to the report on the mammals of the 
United States and Mexican Boundary Commission. The species is found in the United States 
as far north as Red river of Louisiana. 
