100 U. S. P. R. H. IXP. AND SURVEYS ZOOLOGY GENERAL REPORT. 



There are dusky lines through the rows of whiskers, and the anterior canthus of the eye is 

 dusky. The whiskers are principally white, a few black. There are several patches or tufts of 

 black in the ruff on each side of the throat. The concavity and anterior margin of the ear are 

 grayish ; the convexity shows anteriorly a border of black, which, however, rapidly passes 

 behind into grayish white ; the black is narrower and much less distinct than in the smaller 

 lynxes. The pencils of hairs on the ears are black, and from two to three inches long. The 

 chin and throat are immaculate and grayish white. The extreme tip of the tail is black, the 

 color extending further on the upper than on the lower surface, (over about one-fourth or fifth 

 in the former.) The remaining part of the dorsal surface and sides is rufous, with some grayish 

 tips ; the under surface is yellowish white, although this color is restricted to very narrow 

 limits. Its shape is quite cylindrical. 



This lynx in many characteristics differs from all others in the United States, although 

 coming nearer to the Lynx rv/us than to any other. It is, however, much larger and the fur 

 fuller. The feet are much larger. The soles of the feet are densely furred, concealing the 

 pads instead of leaving them exposed. The transverse bands inside of the fore legs are wanting. 

 The ear has a much larger grayish spot on its convexity, and the pencils at the tip are longer. 

 The markings on the sides of the face are very inconspicuous. The tail is black at the very 

 extremity, instead of having a narrow vertical patch of white extend up from the lower portion 

 between the black. There are none of the transverse dusky bars on the upper surface of the 

 tail. (No. 77.) 



Since the preceding description was written, a second specimen has been received by the 

 Smithsonian Institution, among the rich collections made by Mr. W. S. Wood, in Lieutenant 

 F. T. Bryan's party. This is the more important, as being in summer pelage, a condition 

 which differs considerably from that of winter. The most striking feature is the much shorter 

 and less dense fur all over the body, the longest on the back measuring little over ~[\ inches. 

 The prevailing colors, however, are much the same, with less gray and rather more rufous. No 

 bands or spots are risible on the hind leg ; on the inside of the fore leg, however, two or three 

 dusky blotches are to be seen. The black margin of the ears is rather more conspicuous, owing 

 to the shortness of the gray central fur ; the black pencils tipping the ears are about two inches 

 long. 



The pads on the feet in this specimen are distinctly visible, not^ being at all overgrown, as in 

 winter specimens ; as stated above, they are considerably smaller than in the small American 

 lynxes. 



The Canada lynx is readily distinguishable by the above characteristics from the smaller 

 lynxes of Europe and America ; but its relationships with the large species from northern 



1 Measurement* taken before skinning 



