37ff COMMON LYNX. 
reality be perfectly distinct from the common 
Caracal. 
COMMON LYNX. 
Felis Lynx. F. cauda abhreviataj obsolete annulata apice afra, 
capite et corpore ex albido rufo nigro maculato, auriculis apice 
harbatis. Lin. Syst. Nat, Gmel. p. 83. 
Short-tailed rufous-grey C. slightly spotted with black, white 
beneath, with tip of the tail black, and ears terminated, by 
long black hairs. 
Lupus cervarius. Gesn. Quadr. 677. 
Lynx. Aldr. dig. p. go. 
Le Lynx. Biiff". g.p. 231. pi. 21. 
The Lynx, with some slight varieties as to size 
and colour, appears to be found in all the colder 
regions of Europe, Asia, and America, residing 
in thick woods, and preying on hares, deer, birds, 
and almost every kind of animal inhabitant. The 
general size of the Lynx is that of a middling 
Dog: the measure given by Mr. Pennant of the 
skin of a Russian Lynx is four feet six inches 
from head to tail: the tail measuring six inches. 
But the generality of Lynxes seem to be some- 
Avhat smaller than this. In colour the Lynx va- 
ries, but is generally of a pale-grey, with a very 
slight reddish tinge : the back and whole upper 
parts are obscurely spotted with small dusky or 
blackish marks. The throat, breast, and belly^ 
are w^hite : the tail white with a black tip : the 
ears tipped with pencils of long black hair. It is 
