X38 MAMMALS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY. 



Edward Dickinson, caught two in Norwich township on the west branch of 

 Potato Creek. One in 1842 or '43, and one in 185 1 or '52. My father and 

 I caught one in Nov.. 1867. This one was an old torn cat and showed all 

 signs of old age. This one is the last genuine lynx that I know of being 

 caught in McKean Co. We have a cat here yet that is called a lynx, because 

 of its size and color. Some of them will weigh as high as forty-four pounds. 

 But they are a darker gray than the lynx. I believe they are a cross between 

 the lynx and the common wildcat. A large wildcat will weigh from twenty- 

 four to thirty pounds." — Dickinson, 1901. 



" I have not seen a specimen of lynx in 30 years. It used to range over 

 this region in the head waters of the Susquehanna and Allegheny Rivers." — 

 Dickeson, 1900. 



Monroe and Pike Cos. — " Many residents near Porter's Lake assured me 

 that this species is occasionally trapped in that vicinity. The occurrence of 

 the Canadian lynx in these parts is not attested by any reliable records known 

 to me." — Rhoads, Proc. Acad. N. Sci., Phila., 1894, p. 393. 



Potter Co. — Occasionally a lynx is brought to me for bounty ; huge fore 

 legs, gray. — Austin, 1900. 



Somerset Co. — The following letter answering more careful inquiry regard- 

 ing his previous report of having once had a specimen of Somerset Co. 

 Canada lynx, is of interest : 



New Lexington, Pa., Dec. 31, igoo. 

 Mr. S. N. Rhoads, Phila., Pa. 



Dear Sir : Yours of the 17th duly reed. In regard to the Canada Lynx 

 which I reported in the circular, I bought the skin from D. C. Barclay and 

 had it tanned at our tannery here and then made into a pair of long driving 

 gloves. Mr. Barclay called it a lynx. It had tufted ears, heavy legs and a 

 tail 6 or 8 inches long. It had an even [unspotted] color which from my 

 recollection was a light gray bordering yellowish. I have seen wildcats both 

 alive and dead and their color is of a much darker gray than this was. And 

 I never saw a wildcat skin (bark tanned, which shrinks them very much) 

 large enough to make a pair of gauntlet gloves such as these were. I have 

 seen Mr. Barclay since receiving your letter; he says "the animal positively, 

 was no wildcat. If it was not a Canada Lynx, then he could not name it." 

 I have the engineer's level at the base of the mountain which is 1837 ft. above 

 sea level. The animal was trapped about 300 ft. above this point, or 2137 ft. 

 above sea level. 



Mr. Joseph King, an old man who hunts occasionally, told me to-day that 

 he believes there is another one in the mountain, as he has occasionally seen, 

 during the last several winters, tracks which are much larger than a wildcat 

 track. I am very sorry I cannot find a piece of my old gloves. My wife 

 thinks I gave them away after I had worn much of the fur off. 



*' I am, yours truly, H. D. Moore." 



