i S 6 MAMMALIA. FER^. Car, 



290 3. Perfian Lynx. — 17. F. Lynx Caracal. 18. 



The body is of a pale reddifh brown colour; the ears are black, and tufted with black 



hairs. Schreber, iii. 413. t. ex. 



Siyah-ghufh. Carleton, ex. 21. t. p.. 23. Raj. quad. 168. Phil. Tranf. li. p. 2.648.1. 14. Klein 

 quad. 77. — Caracal. Sin. Buff. v. 221. pi. exxiii. — Perfian Lynx. Perm. hill, of quad. n. 173. pi. 

 xxxii. fig. 2. 



Inhabits Perfia, Barbary, Arabia, and India. — This animal is about the fize of a Fox, but much 

 ftronger and more ferocious, having been known to attack a middle fized dog, and tear him to pieces, 

 in fpite of every refiftance; it is difficult to tame, but, when taken young, is bred to hunting, in which 

 it is very expert, catching hares, rabbits, and even large birds, which it furprifes with great addrefs : 

 It is faid to follow the Lion, to feed on his offals; but dares not do the fame with the Panther, which 

 is cruel after being gorged ; whereas the former does no injury unlefs when hungry. The head is 

 finall, and the face long, having long flender black ears, which are white on the infide and at their 

 bafes, and are terminated with a long pencil of black hairs; the nofe is white; the eyes are fmall; the 

 upper part of the body is of a very pale reddiih brown ; the tail darker ; and the breaft and belly 

 whitilh ; the hind part of each foot is marked with black. 



The three following animals are by fome authors confldered as varieties of this fpecies, under the 

 general name of Caracal. 



291 4. Bengal Lynx.— F. Lynx bcngalenfis. 



The tail is as long as the hind legs. 



Bengal Caracal. Sm. Buff. v. 225. pi. exxiv. 



Inhabits Bengal. — The drawing of this animal was fent by Mr Edwards to the Count de Buffon, who- 

 gives no farther information refpefting it, than that the tail and limbs are much longer in proportion, 

 than thofe of the former fpecies. 



292 5. Booted Lynx.— F. Lynx nubienfis. 



The back parts of all the legs are black, and the extremity of the tail has four black 

 rings. 



Nubian Caracal. Sm. Buff. v. 224.— Lybian Lynx. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 1 73. s — Booted Lynx- 

 Bruce, Abyff. v. 146. and fig. 



Inhabits Lybia, Barbary, and Ras-el-Feel in Nubia.— This animal is only twenty-two inches long, 

 from the tip of the nofe to the origin of the tail; the back, neck, and legs are of a dirty grey colour; 

 the belly is of a dirty white, with undefined red marks or Mains : It feeds much on Guinea fowls, and. 

 on the offals of beafts left by the hunters, or by other hearts of prey. 



2 Q, 6. Barbary Lynx.— F. Lynx lybien/is. 



Has a -white tail, furrounded with four black rings near the extremity.. 



Lybian Caracal. .Sm. Buff, v 224. 



Inhabits 



