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riorly, 1 foot 5 inches. Height posteriorly, 1 foot 8 inches. From 
the nose to the base of the ear, 7 inches. Length of the ear, 2 
inches, and narrower than in the canis lupus, and the whole measure- 
ment shows it to be lower in proportion than the preceding. 
5. FELIS. 
Gen. Char. Teeth, “S. — 
Felis. Canadensis. Lin. Lynx. 
Color gray, silver gray, with a yellowish tint beneath. Extremity 
of the hairs generally white, then yellowish brown, and the white 
extending to the base. ars terminated with black pencils or tufts, 
one inch and a half in length ; black at the tips, with a black border 
on the posterior side. Anterior border yellowish. Base of the 
jaws surrounded by a fringe of long hair, intermixed with gray, black, 
and white. Brownish around the mouth, white beneath. Whiskers 
black and white. ‘Tail terminated with black ; blackish along the 
back. Legs yellowish. Toes and nails concealed in long silky fur 
orhair. Whole length, 3 feet 6 inches ; tail, 3 inches. Height at 
the posterior legs, 1 foot 11 inches ; at the anterior, 1 foot 6 inches. 
Length of the ear, 14 inches. ‘The above measurements were taken 
from a fine male taken in the winter, in the state of Maine. A few 
years since, there was one killed in Chester, or in the neighborhood 
of Chester village. It is valuable on account of its soft long. hair 
and fur. It destroys sheep, pigs and other small quadrupeds. Never 
attacks man. 
Felis rufa. Bay Lynx. Wild Cat. 
Color yellowish, or reddish brown, mingled with darker spots of 
brown. Inferior parts of the throat and body, white or whitish. 
Eyes encircled with a whitish band. Front and portions about the 
upper lip striped with darkish. Irides yellow. Lars short, tufted 
with black hair, springing from the back of the ear near the tip. In- 
side of the legs spotted with brown. ‘Tail terminated with dark 
brown, and obscurely banded. Fringe of hair, longer than the com- 
mon peleage, near the base of the jaw. Ear surrounded posteriorly 
with a black border, within which is a triangular patch of yellowish 
