CLASS I. MAMMALIA: ORDER 5. CARNIVORA. 



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THE CAFFRE CAT. 



Cat, F. Himalayana, of India ; and the Waved Cat, F. torquata, also of India, appear, all, to 

 bear a resemblance to the Nepaul tiger-cat : they are, however, little known. 



THE LTNX. 



We now come to the Lynxes, of which there are several species. The common Eubopean 

 jYnx, F. lynx, has long fur, of a dull reddish gray above, with oblong spots of reddish gray upon 

 |he sides, the spots on the limbs rounder and smaller; whitish below, mottled with black. 

 ^ength about three feet. This species varies much. In winter the fur is much longer than it is 

 Q the summer, and has a hoary appearance in the former season, owing to the long hair being 

 hen tipped with grayish white. The tail, which is black at the end, is short, not more than six 

 r seven inches long. It feeds on small quadrupeds and birds, in quest of which it climbs trees 

 ,'ith ease and activity. In case of need, it will eat carrion and the carcasses of animals slain by 



