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two feet or more high. They are quite numerous about 
here: one man caught nine within six miles of here. 
They are easily killed by a blow with a stick. I once 
found a fox’s tail in a rabbit-path, with Loup-cervier’s 
tracks about. I judged that the fox was going one way 
in the rabbit-path, and the Loup-cervier the other way, 
and the Loup-cervier sprang upon the fox and ate him, 
leaving his tail. They often go in families, five and six 
together. I met four one bitter cold day. They came 
on to the ice, not in single file, but right and left, and 
from four to six rods apart; and from examining their 
tracks, I judge this to be their habit. I think they travel 
in this way to scare up more game. 
Winp-cat (Lynx rufus Raf.). The Wild-cat is not quite 
so. large as the Loup-cervier. It has black rings around 
its legs ; its fur is not so long as a Loup-cervier’s ; its foot 
is more like a dog’s or house-cat’s, the bottom of it being 
bare, while with a Loup-cervier it is covered with fur. 
Its leg is quite dark or black toward the foot. Its skin 
is not worth so much as that of a Loup-cervier. 
Wor (Canis occidentalis Rich.). I know little about 
Wolves. Ihave seen them, but never killed one. They 
often kill deer on the ice of the lakes; more on the ice, I 
think, than in the woods. I found one deer, which they 
had killed and skinned in such a way that I got a pretty 
good skin from it. They stripped it off so that it clung 
to the legs. It seemed to have been torn open along the 
belly. The meat was taken off, leaving only skeleton 
and skin. 
Rep Fox (Vulpes fulvus, var. fulvus). The Red Fox 
does not weigh as much as he appears to. His weight is 
about ten pounds. I have found but one that came up to 
eleven pounds, but have found a number that weighed 
