424 FOUR-FOOTED AMERICANS 



Cat Family 

 Felidae 



(Number of North American Species, Ten) 



Our native Cats are flesh eaters, living in solitary pairs, 

 never hunting in packs. They wear soft, thick fur ; have 

 round heads ; ears of medium size, either rouiid or pointed ; 

 large eyes, the pupil (the dark spot in centre) having the 

 power to contract or expand ; rough tongues, covered with 

 sharp prickles ; and very strong claws. 



Puma, Panther, or Mountain Lion of West . Felis conco/or. 



Length of body, 5 feet ; tail, 3 feet. *^"^^"^l'^^'^^i^''*) 



Ocelot, or Tiger Cat Felis pardalis. 



Length of body, 3 feet ; tail, 15 inches. 



Wildcat, or Lynx Lynx rufus. 



Length of body, 2| feet ; tail, 7| inches. 



Dog Family 

 Canidae 



(Number of North American Species, Seven or Eight) 



We have no purely wild dogs in North America. The 

 Indian and Eskimo Dogs are mongrels. But we have both 

 AVolves and Foxes, which are the house dog's cousins. 

 These have long jaws; limbs of moderate length ; short 

 feet, with five fore and four hind toes ; blunt claws, which 

 they canuot draw in ; and tails of various lengths, bushy. 

 They are more or less sociable animals, hunting in packs. 



Wolves 

 Coyote, or Prairie Wolf Cam's latrans. 



Lenuth of body, 3 feet ; tail, 1 J inches. 



Timber, or Gray Wolf Canis nubilis. 



Length of body, 4i feet ; tail, 1| feet. 



