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Lynx fasc'uitiis pallcsceus. It is described as generally similar to the nortli- 

 western race [fusciiito), but slightly smaller and much paler coloured, the 

 pallor being especially noticeable on the head and face. The black at the 

 base oF the back of the ears is very indistinct in the winter coat, but the 

 grey triangular patch is well marked. The general colour ot the tur is 

 hoary grey, contrasting remarkably with the rufous oi the north-western 

 race. Although slightly smaller, the skull is generally similar to that ot 

 the latter, but the carnassial teeth are usually smaller. Specimens from 

 Mount Shasta itself are, however, stated to differ slightly from those 

 described above (which came trom the neighbourhood of Trout Lake, 

 Washington), being less spotted and having rather larger carnassial teeth. 



THE NOVA SCOTIA RED LYNX 



[Fe//s riifa g'tgcis) 



The long list of local phases of the red lynx ends with one from Nova 

 Scotia described by Mr. Bangs ^ in 1897 as a distinct species, under the 

 name of Lynx g'igcis. It is apparently isolated trom all the other races ; 

 and is a larger and more powerful animal than the typical eastern riifa^ with 

 a brighter and deeper colour, and a larger skull characterised by its flattened 

 auditory bulht and massive teeth, especially the tusks. There is much 

 black on the upper-parts, and the triangular grey patch on the back of the 

 ears is unusually small and dark. 



The following is the description of the type specimen, which was in 

 the winter coat : — 



" Under-tur cinnamon-rufous, paling off" on sides and becoming more 

 intense on back and on inner sides of flanks ; long hairs cinnamon and black, 

 the black irregularly mixed in spots and streaks, which are most conspicuous 



' Proceedings of tie Biological Society of Washington, vol. xi. p. 50. 



