CYNEGETICA, III. 85-108 



thou mayst see, the notable Lynxes." Of these the 

 one sort are small to look on and attack the little 

 Hares ; the other sort are larger and easily leap 

 upon the Stags of goodly horns and the s\nft Oryx. 

 Both are clothed in altogether similar form. Alike 

 are the dehghtful flashes that lighten from their 

 eyes beneath their brows ; both have bright face, 

 small head, and curWng ear ; only their colour is 

 dissimilar to look on. The smaller Lynxes are 

 covered with a ruddy hide, while the colour of 

 the larger is saffron and hke sulphur. Beyond 

 others these tribes love their dear offspring, the 

 keen-eyed L}Tixes and the fiery-eyed Lions and 

 the deadly Leopards and the winds^^'ift Tigers. 

 When in the thickets fearless hunters secretly steal 

 away their suckhng cubs, and they returning after- 

 ward behold their empty house and home made 

 desolate, they shrilly wail their loud lament and 

 far they send abroad their doleful dirge ; even as, 

 when their fatherland is sacked with the spear and 

 burnt with raging fire, women fall upon their children's 

 necks and loudly weep. Such constraining love of 

 child and new-born babe hath God instilled into the 



Zoologique d'Athenes ; d'apres TExpedition scientifique 

 de Moree 11 habite le mont Olenos d'Achaie et les mon- 

 tagnes de Cynurie ; d'apres Mr. A. de Hoeslin il a ete 

 observe dans la gorge de Phlarapouritza an mont CyUene 

 et an indi^idu a ete tue pres de Xjlocastron par Mr. I. 

 Notaras. D'apres les renseignements de Mr. le Dr. Kruper 

 il se trouve aussi au mont Olympe en Thessalie," Bik. 

 pp. 11 f. 2. F. caracal, the Caracal, a small animal about 

 14 inches in height and about S4 inches long without the 

 tall, which is about 10 inches; in colour reddish -brown, 

 pahng to white under throat and belly. It is sometimes 

 trained to hunt small mammals, such as hares, and the 

 larger birds such as cranes, kites, etc. 



121 



