424 FOUR-FOOTED AMERICANS 



Cat Family 

 Felidse 



(Number of Xurtli American Species, Ten) 



Our native Cats are j&esh eaters, living in solitary pairs, 

 never hunting in packs. 'I'hey wear soft, thick fur ; have 

 round heads ; ears of medium size, either round or pointed ; 

 large eyes, the pupil (the dark spot in centre) having the 

 power to contract or expand; rough tongues, covered with 

 sharp prickles ; and very strong claws. 



Puma, Panther, or Mountain Lion of West . Felis concolor. 



Length of body, 5 feet ; tail, 3 feet. (''"''N■e<■i.■^) 



Ocelot, or Tiger Cat Felis pardalis. 



Length of body, 3 feet ; tail, 15 inches. 



Wildcat, or Lynx . . . . Lynx rufus. 



Length of body, 2'^ feet ; tail, 7^ inches. 



Dog Family 

 CanidSB 



(Number of Nc)rt)i American Siiecies, Seven or Eight) 



"^^'e have no purely wild dogs in Xorth America. The 

 Indian and Eskimo T)o,l;s are mongrels. But we have both 

 AVolves and Foxes, which are the house dog's cousins. 

 These have long jaws; limbs of moderate length; short 

 feet, with five fore and four hind toes; blunt claws, which 

 they cannot draw in ; and tails of various lengths, bushy. 

 They are more or less sociable animals, hunting in packs. 



Wolves 

 Coyote, or Prairie Wolf Canis latrans. 



T,ength of body, '■) feet ; tail, 1 1 inches. 



Timber, or Gray Wolf . . . . Canis nubilis. 



Length of body, 4' feet ; tail, ] I feet. 



