Cats
. The finest specimens, however, which I saw belonged to
the Archbishop of Van, a town in the east of Kurdistan, on the frontier of Azerbaidjan. He had
three of them, one pearl grey, one orange-hued with black and white flecks, and a third,
which was completely white. Their fur was magnificent, though there was thought to be
nothing to be surprised at in them, as such cats are common in Kurdistan. I also saw some at
the residence of Khan Mahmoud, Prince of Hekiars, at Alpeit. I can not recall having seen
any in Persia, though, had I thought that scientists might have been interested, I would have
taken care to seek them out, busy as I was. But what will surprise you most of all is that
despite the high temperatures prevailing, one should find Angora cats at Baghdad, though
certainly these are not so fine as those to be found on the northern slopes of the medique and
Taurus mountains, though whether the difference is due to the hot atmosphere or the hostility
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