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AMEEICAN LYNX. 



Fclis Canadensis. 

 French : Loup-cervier or Lj-nx. German : Luchs. 



The American Lynx is distributed throughout the 

 whole of British North America, with the exception of 

 Labrador, where it is only found in small quantities. 

 It is abundant in the territory of Alaska and in California. 

 It is also met with in Minnesota, but this appears to be 

 its most Southern range. The Yorkfort district produces 

 the greatest quantity of skins. 



The Canadian variet}^, coming from Nova Scotia, 

 Moore Eiver, East Main, and Canada ports of the 

 Eastern part of Hudson's Bay, has been classed by 

 many naturalists with the European animal of Norway, 

 which it closely resembles in the fineness, silvery 

 appearance and beauty of its fur, and texture of its 

 pelt ; in fact, the whole of the Scandinavian fauna 

 resembles in a marked degree that of Canada and 

 Labrador, not only in the similarity of the various 

 species, but also in the way that the skins and pelts are 

 handled ; we, however, prefer to class the Norway Lynx 

 with the European example, till the American Lynx, 

 like the Elk and Eeindeer, have been classified with the 

 European types. 



The Californian and North-West District Lynx is 

 coarser in pelage and pelt, and redder and stronger in 

 the fur than the foregoing variety. The Yorkfort and 

 Alaska skins resemble these, but are paler, or very pale, 

 with thick soft fur, produced no doubt by the severity of 

 the climate ; the footpads are large, and furnished with 

 thick hair to protect the feet from the snow. The Sitka 



