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the State to Edgecombe (Foxhall). Not found in Bertie 

 (Smith wick\ Wake (Brimley), nor Forsyth (Shore). 



GENUS UROCYON, BAIKD. 



64. U. cinereo-argenteus Muller. Gray Fox. Back a 

 coarse grizzle of blackish and white, belly and region about 

 ears tawny. A black line along- back of tail. L. 36. The 

 Gray Fox is the common fox of the State except in the moun- 

 tains where it is less common. 



FAMILY FELIDAE (THE CATS). 



Carnivora with short round head and retractile claws. 

 Heel never applied to the ground in walking. Teeth 28 or 30. 



a. Tail long, teeth 30, ears not tufted. Genus Felis. 



aa. Tail short, teeth 28, ears tufted. Genus Lynx. 



GENUS FELIS, L. 



65. F. cougar Kerr. American Panther, Puma. Yellowish 

 brown above, middle line of back darker, under parts whitish. 

 L. S}4 feet. T. 3 feet. A specimen killed near Rose Bay, 

 Hyde, count}', some years before the war between the States, 

 according to Mr. Walton E. Stone, is the only authentic 

 record from the State. 



GENUS LYNX, KERR. 



66. L. ruffus Gueld. Wild Cat, Bay Lynx. Back yel- 

 lowish gray tinged with rufous, much spotted and streaked 

 with black, belly whitish spotted with black, a brownish 

 collar on throat. L. 3 feet. T. 7 inches. Found in the 

 wilder parts of the eastern and western portions of the State. 

 Large specimens of this species are frequently called cata- 

 mounts and supposed to be a different species, but in every 

 case where the State Museum has endeavored to secure a 

 "catamount," it has always proved to be this species and not 

 the Canada Lynx, which does not occur in the State. 



