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CARACAL. 



Fells Caracal. F. cauda subabbreviata, et omni corporc unicohre 

 ex fuscescente brumneo, auriculis extus nigris, apice barbatis. 

 Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel.p. 82. 



Reddish-brown shortish-tailed C. with the ears externally black, 

 and tipped with long black hairs. 



Siyah Gush. Charkton, ex. 21. 



Le Caracal. Buff". 9. p. 262. pi. 24. 



Persian Lynx. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 305. 



THE Caracal or Persian Lynx is a native both 

 of Asia and Africa; and it is said that in some 

 parts of Persia it is tamed and made use of in the 

 chase. It is an animal of great strength and 

 fierceness: Dr. Charleton mentions one which 

 killed a hound and tore it in pieces in an instant, 

 notwithstanding the vigorous defence made by 

 the Dog. It is used not only in the chase of the 

 smaller quadrupeds, but of the larger kinds of 

 birds, such as herons, cranes, pelicans, &c. which 

 it is said to surprise with great address. When it 

 has seized its prey, it lies motionless for some 

 time upon it ; holding it in its mouth. The Ca- 

 racal is about the size of a Fox, but of a much 

 stronger make : its colour is a pale reddish-brown ; 

 whitish beneath : the head is small, the face Ipng- 

 ish, the ears sharp and slender, of a blackish co- 

 lour, and terminated by a tuft or pencil of long 

 black hairs. 



In Barbary the Caracal is said to be of a paler 

 colour, or less red than in India; and, according 

 to an observation communicated by Mr. Bruce to 



