138 Carnivoba Fissipedia, 



The color varies from a reddish fawn to a brownish 

 red, paler on the under than the upper parts of the body; 

 the limbs and the tail are usually the same color as the 

 body, but in some individuals the tail has a black tip ; the 

 ears are black on the outside and white within. The Car- 

 acal is found in the grass and bushes oftener than in the 

 forests. It feeds on the smaller species of deer, hares, 

 cranes and other birds, and is so active it can jump and 

 capture birds on the wing at a height of five to six feet 

 from the ground. It is easily tamed, and can be taught 

 to capture the animals that are its natural prey. 



The Pardine Lynx (Felis-pardinus), of Southern Europe, 

 is the most beautiful of all the Lynxes, clearly defined 

 rounded black spots shoAving through the soft fur, which 

 is fox red on the upper and white on the lower parts. 

 Cuvier refers to the (Felis-cevaria) of Asia as being the 

 handsomest representative of its family ; but from his 

 description it must be a variety of the Pardine Lynx rather 

 than a distinct species, although it appears to be larger 

 in size, and to have a denser fur. 



The Persian or Siberian Lynx, which is classed by some 

 zoologists as (Felis-isabellina), is probablj' a local variety 

 of the Common Lynx of Europe. 



Compared with the American Lj'nx the Common Lynx 

 of Europe (Felis-lynx) is a rare animal. It has entirely dis- 

 appeared from France and some other parts of the conti- 

 nent of Europe, but is still found in considerable numbers 

 in Russia, the Scandinavian Peninsula, Finland and Spain. 

 It is very much like the American type in its soft silvery 

 winter coat, but its summer dress is considerably redder 

 although the color varies in different localities, sometimes 

 being a light brown marked with small black spots. 

 In the milder climates it always has less fur and is more 

 spotted than where it is exposed to extreme cold. In 

 structure, habits and disposition the American and 

 European Lynxes are so much alike that they should 

 properly be considered as different varieties of the same 

 species. 



The American Lynx (Felis-canadensis) is abundant in 

 all British North America, except Labrador where the 

 skins are of superior quality, but the. animal is compara- 



