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THE CAT.
are broken up into small, well-defined spots, being more or less elongated upon the sides, transversely to the stripes along the back.
In the class of spotted tabby he-cats at the Crystal Palace there might have been seen a specimen named "Coppa," which was justly awarded first prize. The owner of this cat, Mr. J. Scott, has kindly favoured me with the history of Coppa, which is of some interest when regarded zoologically. The father of Coppa was a leopard-cat (Felis Bengalensis), picked up at an East Indian coffee plantation, and brought to England by a gentleman, who handed it over to Mr. Scott. He kept if for two years, and bred ten kittens by two mothers. Coppa is one of these kit-
