BAY LYNX. 
The Bay Lynji, though a native of the in- 
terior parts of the Province of New York, iri,^ 
North America, appears to have escaped 
the notice of most naturalists. Pennant, how- 
ever, has figured and described this aniiTiaj^ 
which is the Lynx Rufa of the Linnsan sys- 
tem ; improperly denominated, by Mr. Kerr, in 
his translation, the American Lynx. The Ca- 
nadian Lynx, as described by BufFon„ is said to 
have the body covered with long greyish hair, 
mixed with white, and striped with yellow; 
and though he observes, that the colour of 
the hair changes with the climate and the sear- 
son, he always mentions the American 
Lynxes, generally, as smaller and whiter than 
those of Europe. Hence we infer, that he 
v/as unacquainted with the Bay Lynx, which- 
is thus described by Pennant — 
" It ha$ a short tail; yellow irides; and' 
upright sharp-pointed ears, tufted with long, 
Mack hairs, The colour ef the head, back, 
side^^ 
