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thickly spotted and barred with black everywhere, with interme- 

 diate examples fully connecting one extreme with the other. The 

 tails of two have black tips with no bars, while others have two 

 to six bars. In addition to these are two Coloiado Desert ex- 

 amples which I am unable to separate subspecifically from the 

 coast form. I have seen a number of others from the Desert also. 

 Desert Lynxes prey on all the smaller animals and birds and 

 frequently on poultry. They ordinarily prowl about at a walk. If 



Desert Lynx. 



pressed they can run rapidly a short distance, but if chased by 

 dogs they soon run up a tree. They can leap a considerable dis- 



tance. 



The only vocal sounds that I have heard from Lynxes are 

 threatening growls if approached while fast in a trap, at which 

 time they appear quite formidable. They 'spit' like a domestic 

 cat The senses are all- acute. They do not appear to be very 

 courageous. I can learn of but three instances of their having at- 

 tacked people, all occuring in San Diego County. Two of these 



