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Species. 



7. Felis tnoiitana, (Encycl. pi. 98, fig. 2.) 

 Lynx montana, Rafin. ibid. p. 46. 

 Mountain cat^ of the Americans. 



Lynx du Mississippi, Buff. t. 8, pi. 53. 



Char. Essent. Tail very short, grayish ; ears 

 destitute of pencils of hair; exteriorly blackish, 

 whitish or yellow spots within; whitish, with 

 brown spots beneath. 



Dimensions. Total length, three or four English 

 feet. 



Inhabit New York, Alleghany mountains, and 

 as far south as Florida. 



Species. 



8. Felis aurea* Desm. 

 Lynx aureus., Raf. ibid. p. 46. 



Wild cat, Leray, voy. au Missouri, p. 190. 



Char. Essent. Tail very short ; ears without 

 pencils ; colour, a clear brilliant yellow, spotted 

 with black and white. 



Dimensions. One half larger than the domestic 

 cat, tail two inches long. 



Description. This species simply indicated by 

 Leray; has been observed on the borders of 

 Yellow Stone river, near the forty-fourth degree 

 of north latitude, and thirty-second west longi- 

 tude, from the meridian of Washington. 



