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former are either reduced in size or altogether wanting. The blackish 

 markings on the flice and forehead of the typical /v//;/ are, for instance, 

 obsolete, while the black half-ring at the end of the tail is reduced to 

 one-half the width. The front margin of the ear, on the other hand, is 

 whitish, and thus markedly different from the black behind ; the corre- 

 sponding border in the eastern race being tawny. The white so con- 

 spicuous on the hind toes of the typical r///;/ is absent. The skull is of 

 the same rounded type as in the preceding race. 



THE CALIFORNIAN COAST RED LYNX 



(Ft'/is rufa ocuka) 



According to its describer, Mr. O. Bangs,i by whom it was called 

 Lynx fasciatus oculcus, this representative of the red lynx differs from the 

 north-western race chiefly in colour, being more dusky on the back, and 

 lacking the general rusty hue of that form. The back of the ear has a 

 large and distinct grey triangular patch. The skull is like that of the 

 north-western race. The type specimen was in the autumn coat ; its 

 colour is described as follows :-" On the upper-parts the under-for is grey 

 at base, cinnamon to ochraceous buff at ends ; long hairs ringed with black 

 and greyish brown and often black-tipped ; the black predominating along 

 the back, giving a dark grizzled appearance, but without any deflnite 

 spotting or striping ; sides much greyer, with the ochraceous buff of the 

 under-fur showing through ; top of head and fice grizzled grey, lined and 

 spotted with black; a large black mark at corner of mouth ; ear black, 

 with the aforesaid grey patch, a small black pencil, and soiled whitish 

 inside ; fore-legs dull greyish brown above, the ochraceous buff under-for 

 showing through, conspicuously spotted with brownish black; lielow 



' Proceedings Nezv England Zoo/. Club, vol. i. p. 23 (1899). 



