THE EUROPEAN LYNX. 263 



long spots of reddish-brown, which upon the limbs 

 become round and smaller. AH the lower parts are 

 white, clouded with blackish markings. The tail is 

 only about 7 inches long, and black at the tip. In 

 winter the long hair becomes tipped with greyish- 

 white, and gives a more hoary look to the animal, 

 and it also causes all the markings to appear more 

 clouded and indistinct. The entire length of the Eu- 

 ropean lynx is about 3 feet. 



