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which are usually concealed either in a cave, in a crevice 
among fallen rocks, or in the hollow trunk of a large tree. In 
| spite of their ferocity, Lynxes, if taken sufficiently young, can 
be readily tamed, and are susceptible of showing much attach- 
ment to their owners. 
XLII. THE CANADIAN LYNX. FELIS CANADENSIS. 
Felis canadensis, Desmarest, Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. vol. vi. 
p. 108 (1816) ; Elliot, Monograph of Felide, pl. xxvii. 
(1878-83) ; Mivart, The Cat, p. 425 (1881). 
Lynx canadensis, Rafinesque, Amer. Month. Mag. vol. ii. p. 46 
(1817). 
Lyncus canadensis, Gray, List Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 46 (1843). 
Lyncus borealis, De Kay, New York Zool. p. 5 (1842). 
Characters—As already mentioned, it seems highly probable 
that this Lynx can only be regarded as a local race of the 
preceding ; but since it is generally recognised by American 
zoologists as a distinct species, it is provisionally allowed to 
retain that rank in the present work. Professor Mivart, who 
regards the Canadian Lynx merely as a variety, states that its 
skull is indistinguishable from that of the common Lynx; and 
that the chief difference from the spotted variety of the latter 
consists in the inferior size of the American form, the length 
of the head and body being about 30 inches, and that of the 
tail 5 inches. Some writers are, however, of opinion that the 
spotted /e/is borealis of ‘Temminck, from the north of Europe, 
should be separated from the typical # Zyzx, and united with 
F. canadensis, which would then have a circumpolar distribu- 
tion.* 
Distribution North America, as far south as Pennsylvania 
and California. 
Habits.—In habits the Canadian Lynx apparently agrees in 
* See W. L. Sclater, Cat. Mamm. Ind. Mus. pt. ii. p. 233 (1891). 
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