CLASS I. MAMMALIA: ORDER 5. CARNIVORA. 
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THE CAFFRK CAT. 
< 'at, F. Himalayana^ of India; and tlio Waved Cat, F. torquata, also of India, appear, all, to 
bear a resemblance to tlie Nepaul tiger-cat : tliey are, however, little known. 
We now come to tlie Lvkxes, of whicli there are several species. The common Europkan 
Lynx, F. lynx^ has long fnr, of a dull reddish gray above, with oblong spots of reddish gray upon 
the sides, the spots on the limbs rounder and smaller; whitish below, mottled with black. 
Length about three feet. This species varies much. In winter the fur is much longer than it is 
in the summer, and has a hoary appearance in the former season, owing to the long hair being 
then tipped with grayish white. The tail, which is black at the end, is short, not more than six 
or seven inches long. It feeds on small quadrupeds and birds, in quest of which it climbs trees 
with ease and activity. In case of need, it will eat carrion and the carcasses of animals slain by 
