252 The Mammals of Colorado 
Claws completely retractile; cranial characters as in Feli^; 
tongue rough as in that genus; dentition: i. f ; c. |; pm. |; m. \\ 
X 2 =28, the small anterior upper premolar being absent. The 
limbs are long; tail short and stumpy, less than half the length of 
body without head ; color light brown or gray ; more or less spotted 
with a darker shade ; ears tufted, hair on cheeks long. 
The members of this genus are found in the northern parts 
of the New and Old Worlds; Flower and Lydekker admitting 
four species in Europe and Asia, while Elliot, in his Check-list, 
gives sixteen species and subspecies as occurring in North 
America, ranging from northern Mexico to 60° north latitude. 
Key of the Species 
A. Feet very large, paws 10 or more in circumference; tip of tail 
black all round. L. canadensis, p. 252 
B. Feet not so large, circumference of paws 7-8; terminal black 
mark on tail is a crescent on the upper side. 
a. Tail with one blackish and one fulvous band in front of black 
tip ; skull comparatively broad, zygomata widely spread- 
ing. L. baileyi, p. 253 
b. Tail with two or three blackish bands on upper surface in 
front of black tip; skull relatively long and narrow, 
with well-developed sagittal crest. L. uinta, p. 255 
Lynx canadensis. Canada Lynx 
Lynx canadensis Kerr, Anim. Kingd., 1., p. 157 (1792). 
Type locality. — Canada. 
Measurements. — (Carter, specimen from Breckenridge, Colo.): 
Total length, 37; tail vert., 4.75. 
Description. — Body stout, and legs very long, with very large 
feet. The fur is dense and very long. Color light gray, base of 
hairs rufous, giving a reddish tinge to the coat; top of head and 
back darkest; ears behind black with a gray patch, and tufts of 
black hairs projecting upwards from the tips; under parts white; 
tip of tail black all round. 
Distribution. — The Canada Lynx is an inhabitant of the Boreal 
Zone, and is found from the tree limit in northern British America 
south to Maine and the northern tier of the United States, and in the 
Rocky Mountains south through Colorado, possibly into northern 
New Mexico. It is probably also found in the other high ranges to 
the west, but we have no information at hand on this point. In 
