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Lynx, Canada Lynx, Bobcat, Gray Wild-cat, Lucivee 

 or Loup-cervier. 



Lynx canadensis Kerr. 

 (L. Lynx, the ancient name of its European kinsman; canadensis, of Canada.) 



Lynx canadensis Kerr, 1792, An. King., I, pp. 32a, 157. 

 Type Locality. — Eastern Canada. 



French Canadian, le Loup-cervier, le Pichu, le 



Lynx ou le Chat. 

 OjiB., Cree, & Saut., Pee-shoo'. 

 Chipewyan, Chee'-say. 

 Yankton Sioux, Ee-hee'-mo. 

 Ogallala Sioux, I g-mu-ho'-ta. 



By an unfortunate error the Canada Lynx is sometimes 

 called 'Wolverine' in Quebec and in the Adirondacks. 



The Cat Family or FelidcB comprises digitigrade carnivores 

 of medium or large size; they have 5 toes in front, 4 behind; 

 tail, various; head, short and round; claws, sharp, curved, and 

 retractile; teeth, 28 or 30. 



The genus Lynx (Kerr, 1792) comprises large Cats, with 

 very short tails (/'. e., less than one-half the length of the body), 

 very long legs, large feet, usually with tufted ears, and with the 

 following dentition: 



T i'i i-i 2-2 , i-i 



Inc. ; can. ; prem. ; mol. =20 



i-Z i-i 2-2 i-i 



In youth there are 2 additional premolars above. 



To these generic characters the Canada Lynx adds the size 

 following: Length, about 36 inches (915 mm.); tail, 4 inches 

 (102 mm.); hind-foot, 9I inches (242 mm.). 



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