NATURAL HISTORY. 



LYXCUS. (Gr. l.vyZ, a Lynx.) 



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Canadensis (Lat. of Canada), the Canada Lynx. 



The CANADA LYNX is a native of North America, and is re- 

 markable for its gait. Its method of progression is by bounds 

 from all four feet at once with the back arched. It feeds 

 principally on the American hare, as it is not courageous 

 enough to attack the larger quadrupeds. Its length is about 

 three feet. The natives sometimes eat its flesh, which is 

 white and firm, and not unlike that of the American hare 

 itself. Its skin forms an important article in commerce, and 

 between seven and nine thousand are imported yearly by the 

 Hudson's Bay Company, by whom the grey specimen in the 

 British Museum was presented. 



THE CHETAIL 



The CHETAH, or HUNTING LEOPARD, as it is sometimes 

 called, is one of the most elegant and graceful animals known. 

 It is a native both of Africa and India, but it is only in the 

 latter country that it is used for hunting game, as the Africans 

 appear not to possess sufficient ingenuity to train the animal. 

 The method of employing it is usually as follows : The 

 Chetah is either .led blind-folded in a chain, or placed 

 upon a hackery, or native cart, and taken as near as possible 



