376* COMMON LYNX. 



reality be perfectly distinct from the common 

 Caracal. 



COMMON LYNX. 



Fells Lynx. F. cauda abbreviata, obsolete annulata apice atra, 

 capite et corpore ex albido rufo nigro maculato, auriculis apice 

 barbatis. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. ^.83. 



Short-tailed rufous-grey C. slightly spotted with black, white 

 beneath, with tip of the tail black, and ears terminated by- 

 long black hairs. 



Lupus cervarius. Gem. Quadr. 677. 



Lynx. Aldr. dig. p. 90. 



Le Lynx. Buff. 9. p. 23 1. pi. 21. 



THE Lynx, with some slight varieties as to size 

 and colour, appears to be found in all the colder 

 regions of Europe, Asia, and America, residing 

 in thick woods, and preying on hares, deer, birds, 

 and almost every kind of animal inhabitant. The 

 general size of the Lynx is that of a middling 

 Dog: the measure given by Mr. Pennant of the 

 skin of a Russian Lynx is four feet six inches 

 from head to tail: the tail measuring six inches. 

 But the generality of Lynxes seem to be some- 

 what smaller than this. In colour the Lynx va- 

 ries, but is generally of a pale-grey, with a very 

 slight reddish tinge : the back and whole upper 

 parts are obscurely spotted with small dusky or 

 blackish marks. The throat, breast, and belly, 

 are white: the tail white with a black tip: the 

 ears tipped with pencils of long black hair. It is 



