212 CALIFORNIA MAMMALS. 



attacks were unprovoked and the third was practically in self de- 

 fence. 



Lynxes do the greater part of their hunting at night, yet they 

 prowl around more or less in the daytime. Much of the poultry 

 they get is caught in the middle of tlie day. I have trapped suc- 

 cessfully for Lynxes by putting the bait in the back part of a 

 crevice of rock, between roots of trees or in V-shaped openings 

 of thick brush, placing the traps two or three feet in front of the 

 bait. Loose rocks or brush are placed at the sides oi the traps to 

 guide the cat over them. I usually put two traps in front of each 

 bait, one in front of the other. An old hen is good bait, but any 

 fresh flesh will answer. The bait should be renewed daily. This 

 is a good method of trapping for all carinivores. 



The young appear to be born in March and April. About 

 the end of May I saw two kittens playing about the crevices of a 

 rocky cliff and trapped one, shooting the parent as she was lying 

 on a rock above the cliff. The kitten was about a month old and 

 very little injured so I kept it alive some time. It did not become 

 reconciled to captivity and would jump against the wire netting 

 with a spiteful growl and spit ever)^ time I came near. 



Lynx fasciatus pallescens Merriam. (Banded; pallid.) 



WASHINGTON LYNX. 



''Similar to fasciatus but slightly smaller and much paler; 

 general color hoary gray, constrasted with the dark rich rufous of 

 fasciatus. Larger than eremicus and with much larger teeth. 



Type locality, Trout Lake, Washington. 



I have not seen this Lynx. Dr. Merriam states that it is 

 common around tlie base of Mount Shasta. 



The Canada Lynx is not found in California, though hunt- 

 ers frequently report killing them. IMany people think that every 

 Lynx with a tuft of hairs on the ears is a Canada Lynx. The 

 animals of the genus Lynx are often called Wildcats. This name 

 is best restricted to the long tailed Fclidx. 



