430 BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICA. 



The Booted Lynx — so named because of the deep-black 

 coloring of the lower part of its legs — is of a reddish -tawny 

 hue of deep gray, spotted with black hairs, the legs being 

 striped, well up, with brown; there are two brown stripes 

 on each side of the face. It is a native of India, Africa, 

 Asia, Egypt, and Barbary. 



The Caracal has an extremely short tail. Its color is a 

 reddish, pale brown, darker on back than under parts, 

 spotted slightly with reddish or black spots; lips and 

 chin white; ears black. It is a native of Asia, Africa, 

 India, Arabia, Nubia,* Egypt, Barbary, the Cape, and has 

 a very wide range. The Caracal is an active, lithe animal, 

 though not large, seldom if ever exceeding thirty pounds 

 in weight. It bears the reputation of being the most 

 morose, surly, and untamable of all the group. 



The Chans is darker on the back than sides, being of a 

 tawny hue, with black-tipped hairs scattered over the fur, 

 forming rings on the tail and stripes on the body and 

 limbs; tip of tail is black; the cheeks are white, and a 

 white spot is "under each eye. It inhabits the shores of the 

 Caspian Sea, Persia, India, Asia, and Africa. 



The American Wildcat, though exterminated in many 

 sections, was formerly found over nearly all of the North 

 American Continent. The tail of the Wildcat is its chief 

 distinguishing feature, being short and rather bushy. It 

 stands somewhat higher on its legs, and has a coarser and 

 rougher head, than the domestic cat. Climatic changes 

 cause a variation in color in different localities, which is 

 usually a yellowish or sandy gray; body and limbs striped 

 with dark streaks, similar to those of the Tiger, running at 

 right-angles with the line of the body and limbs; the 

 spine is striped with a dark chain of streaks; the tail has 

 a black tip and dark rings. The fur is rather heavy and 

 thick. The adult- measures two to three feet in length, 

 including tail, which is barely half the length of the body. 

 Its home is found among caves, clefts of rocks, hollow tree- 

 trunks, or even in the nest of a large bird. It brings forth 

 from one to five kittens at a litter. 



