2i2 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The LYNX 



differs greatly from every animal of the Cat kind we 

 have hitherto defcribed. Its ears are long and ere£r, 

 tufted at the end with long black hairs, by which this 

 fpecies of animals is peculiarly diflinguiftied : The hair 

 on the body is long and foft, of a red-afh colour, marked 

 with dufky fpots, which differ according to the age of 

 the creature ; fometimes they are fcarcely vifible : Its 

 legs and feet are very thick and ftrong ; its tail fhort, 

 and black at the extremity ; its eyes are of a pale-yellow 

 colour ; and its afpec~t fofter and lefs ferocious than that 

 of the Panther or the Ounce. The fkin of the male is 

 more fpotted than that of the female. 



The fur is valuable for its foftnefs and warmth, and is 

 imported in great quantities from America and the North 

 of Europe: — The farther North they are taken, the whi- 

 ter they are, and the fpots more diftincl:. — The moft ele- 

 gant of thofe is called the Irbys ; and is taken near lake 

 Balkafti, in Ufbec Tartary. It is much larger than the 

 common kind. Its ikin fells in that country for one 



