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*Lynx gigas Bangs. 



1897. Lynx gigas Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 11, 



p. 50. March 16, 1897. 

 Type Locality. — Fifteen miles back of Bear River, Nova 



Scotia, Canada. 



*Lynx rufus rufus (Schreber). 



1777. Felis rufa Schreber, Saugthiere, pi. 1096. 



1817. Lynx rufus Rafinesque, American Monthly Magazine, 



vol. 2, p. 46. November, 1817. 

 1885. Lynx ryfus True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (1884), 



p. 611. 1885. (Part.) 

 Type Locality. — New York. 



For use of the name rufus Schreber in place of ruffus Gxjldenst.edt see 

 Allen, Journ. Mamm., vol. 1, p. 91. March 2, 1920. 



t*Lynx rufus calif ornicus Mearns. 



1897. Lyjix rufus californicus Mearns, Preliminary diagnoses of 

 new mammals of the genera Lynx, Urocyon, Spilogale, and 

 Mephitis, from the Mexican boundary line, p. 2. Januaiy 12, 

 1897. (Reprint: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 20, p. 458. 

 December 24, 1897.) 



Type Locality. — San Diego, San Diego County, California. 



Regarded by Merriam (North Amer. Fauna, No. 16, p. 104, October 28, 

 1899) as a distinct species. 



t*Lynx rufus eremicus Mearns. 



1897. Lynx rufus eremicus Mearns, Preliminary diagnoses of new 

 mammals of the genera Lynx, Urocyon, Spilogale, and Mephi- 

 tis, from the Mexican boundary line, p. 1. January 12, 1897. 

 (Reprint: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 20, p. 457. December 

 24, 1897.) 



Type Locality. — New River, near Laguna Station, Colorado 

 Desert, Imperial County, California. 



*Lynx rufus escuinapae Allen. 



1903. Lynx rufus escuinapse. Allen, Bull. Ainer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 



vol. 19, p. 614. November 14, 1903. 

 Type Locality. — Escuinapa, Sinaloa, Mexico. 



*Lynx rufus floridanus (Rafincsque). 



1817. Lynxfloridan us Rafinesque, American Monthly Magazine, 



vol. 2, p. 46. November, 1817. 

 1857. Lynx rufus \ at. floridanus Baird, Mamm. N. Amer., p. 91. 

 1897. Lynx ruffus floridanus Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 



vol. 11, p. 49. March 16, 1897. 

 Type Locality. — Florida. 



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