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Title: The cat, a guide to the classification and varieties of cats and a short tratise upon their care, diseases, and treatment
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Huidekoper, Rush Shippen, 1854-1901
Subjects: Cats
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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^ thesource of origin of the Domestic Cat. The Wildcat (F. catus). While the Wildcat of western Europe isundoubtedly one of tlie strongest factorsin the origin of the ordinary short-hau-edhouse-cat of to-day, and the descrijDtion of itshould be original, and that of the house-catby comparison, the latter is so much morefamiliar to us all that it is simpler to describethe Wildcat by comparison. The Wildcat32 VARIETIES 33 differs from the hoiise-eat in being larger andstronger in its body. It lias a liead wliicli isbroader and more heavily boned, and a short,thick tail which does not taper. Its whiskersare more abundant, and the pads of its feet
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Fig. 8,— The Wildcat. are, in the males, of a deep black. In color itis a yellowish gray, with a dark longitudinalmark along the back, and it has dark stripesdescending more or less vertically on the sidesand transversely on the legs. Its tail is ringedwith black, and is black at the end. In otherwords, it is marked much hke the domesticTabbv. 34 THE CAT The Egyptian Cat (F. caligata). The Egyptian Cat is a native of northernAfrica, and was the parent of tlie cat tamedby the Egy^ptians, and nndonbtedly also oneof the originators of onr own house-cats. TheEgyptian Cat is considerably smaller than theEuropean Wildcat. It is of a yellowish color,darker on the back, and very light on the lielly.The stripes on the body are not well marked,though slightl)^ more so on the legs. The tailis slightly ringed. The American Wildcat (F. hjncus rufus). The American Wildcat is very similar information, color, and character to the Wild-cat of Europe, but is somewhat stronger andstouter. It undoubted

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