CARNIVORA : FELID^E. 3/ 



the European forests. In its wild state it is grayish- 

 brown, with darker transverse undulations. 



The Genus Lynx - - Lynxes is distinguished from 

 Felis by the molars, which are always = , and by the 

 tail, which is scarcely longer than the head, and abruptly 

 truncate at the tip. 



The American Wild-Cat, Lynx rufus, Raf., is about 

 thirty inches long to the tail, which is about five inches, 

 the fur full and soft, the color above and on the sides pale 

 rufous overlaid with grayish ; beneath white, spotted. 

 The tail has a small black patch above at the end, and 

 the inner surface of the ear is black, with a white patch. 



The Texas Wild-Cat, L. rufns, var. viacnlatus, Aud. & 

 Bach., has the fur short and rather coarse, and quite dis- 

 tinct dark spots upon the back and sides. 



The Red Cat, L. fasciatns, Raf., of Washington Terri- 

 tory, has the fur soft and full, the color above rich chest- 

 nut-brown, ears black inside, pencilled, and the terminal 

 third of the tail black above. 



Fig. 36. 



Canada Lynx, L. canadcnsis, Raf. 



The Canada Lynx, L. canadensis, Raf., is about forty 

 inches in total length, the general color grayish hoary, 

 waved with black, ears grayish with a narrow black mar- 

 gin on the convexity, and tipped with a black pencil, and 



