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THE INDIAN DESERT CAT. 
Fells ornata. 
Habitat .—Western India from the Punjab to Nagpore ; rare South of the 
Nurbudda ; common in Sind and Rajputana. It inhabits sandy plains and 
sand hills, and is not found in wooded country. Is by no means nocturnal. 
Description .—Size of a domestic cat, fur short, tapering tail, ears well 
developed and pointed. Of a very pale sandy ground colour with small black 
round spots on the body, with smaller elongate spots on the crown and nape, 
running into longitudinal bands. Lower parts pale rufescent and sparsely 
spotted black. Tail with small black transverse bands, which form rings 
towards the end ; black tip. 
Measurements .—Head and body, 18 to 22 ins. ; tail, 9 to 10 ins.; 
height, 9 ins. 
THE WAVED CAT. 
Felis torquata. 
Habitat. —Uncommon, but widely dispersed throughout Northern India. 
Probably the progenitor of the Indian domestic cats. 
