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165 



lynx (Fig. 

 148) may 

 be mcn- 

 t i o n e d . 

 The latter 

 is a fierce 

 cat with 

 tufted ears, 

 preying 

 chiefly up- 

 on rabbits. 

 Several va- 

 rieties are 



Fici. 147. — The Mountain 

 Lion or Puma. 



time, and this on the bor- 



of Pasadena and in the 



city limits of Los An 



geles. The ocelot 



is a beautiful cat 



from the Southwest. 



The margay, the chee 



tah, or hunting leop- ^^ f\ 



ard, and the caracal v 



are others of this interest 



ing group of cats or catlike animals 



common m 

 the South- 

 west, where they are known as 

 wildcats. Within a rifle shot of my 

 home the hounds 

 could until lately 

 start one at any 

 der of the town 



Fig, 148. — Tin-: Lynx. 



