PERSI/VN LYNX. 
'This animal is the Felis Lvnx Caracal^ of 
Linnseus; the Caracal, of Buffon ; the Siyah- 
Ghush, of Ray and Klehi ; and the Persian 
Lynx, of Pennant. In the Turkish language, 
it is called Kariah-Kulak ; in Arabic Gat el- 
Challah ; in Persian, Slyah-Ghush : these de- 
ne. ninations, in those three languages, being 
said to signify, " the Cat with black Ears.'* 
Mr. Bruce, however, assured BufFon, that Gat 
el-Ch^llah, means *' the Cat of the Desart.'* 
According to some travellers, it is also called 
tlxt Lion's Provider, or Guide. 
Pennant, whose figure we have copied, 
wliich was originally drawn by Edwards, de- 
scribes the Persian Lynx as havino- a lenjith- 
cned face ; a small head ,* and long, slender, 
black ears, terminated with a long tuft of 
black hairs. The nose, and the insides and 
bottoms of the ears, are white. The eyes are 
small. The upper part of the body is of a pale 
reddish brown colour ; the tail is rather da rke r 
and the breast, and belly, are whitish. The 
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