5® MAMMALIA. FER^E. Felis. 
ftonn ; back cleftric in the dark ; when thrown up, fells o'* 
its feet ; is not infefted with fleas ; gravid 63 days, brinfi* 
3 9 blind 9 days ; delights in marum, cat-mint aiit^ 
valerian. 
B. Tails jhort, ears pencilled at the tip. 
Chaus. Tail annulate near the tip wTich is black ; body browniflt' 
yellow ; cars brown outwards, bearded and black a* 
^the tip. Cajpian Lynx- 
Inhabits woods and marflies of the Cajpian Jea; ferocious; re- 
fcmbles the wild cat in its habits ; forfakes cultivated places ! 
kldom climbs trees ; wanders by night among fwamps an^ 
liclds, preying on fiih, mice and birds. 
Montana. Ears upright, pointed, with 2 brown tranfverfe flreaks. 
^ Mountain LynX- 
Inhabits horth America: gentle; grows very fat; about 2'j 
feet long. 
Head and upper parts reddifli-brown, wdth long narrow ftripeS 
on the bay:k ; numerous iinall round fpots on the Jides and legs; 
belly whitifli ; chhi and t/ircat pure white ; tai/ annulate with 
black. 
Caracal, 
■Riifa. 
Lynx. 
Body pale reddifh-brown ; ears black outwards, tips black 
t ■ ' Perfian LynX- 
smijaxtfi Barbary, Perja, znd. India: preys by nioht ; tamed 
for hunting ; gland Imooth. ° 
3. 1 ail long as the hind-legs. Inhabits Bengal. 
3- Legs black on the back parts ; tail with 4 black rings at the 
extremity. Inhtxhh.^ Lylia vltsA Barbary. 
4- Tail white, with 4 black rings at the extremity. Lybia. 
Tail underneath and .at the tip white, above black-banded; 
body tawny, fpotted with brown; ears bearded at th® 
Inhabits .• large again as a cat. ^ ^ 
i cre/icai perpendicularly flriped; upper lip each fldc with 3 
rows of fmall black fpots ; under parts white. 
Tail obfeurely annulate, black at the tip; head and body 
whitilh -tawny fpotted with black; ears bearded at the 
tip. j 
2. White, with dark fpots. 
3. Upper parts whitifli-yellow, beneath white, 
4- Ycllowifh-whitc, with dulkv fpots. 
inhabil^ 
