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body is upwards t)f four feet, and that of 
tall not more than six inches. Its gener^* 
colour is reddish grey, slightly spotted wit'’ 
black, and white beneath ; the tail is black 
the tip. The legs and feet are thick aii‘* 
strong, and the eyes of a pale yellow. 
fur of this animal is highly valued for 
w'armth and softness. Considerable quantiti^* 
of skins are imported from the northern paJ'^ 
of Europe and America, and the farther nor*|’ 
the animals are taken, the more beautiful '' 
their fur, being whiter, and the spots more 
tinct. The Hudson’s Bay Company ala*'^ 
has imported in one year not fewer than 
thousand skins. 
The lynx hunts for its prey like the oth^' 
individuals of the cat family. In this pursuit*' 
climbs to the tops of the highest trees ; and 
thei the weasel, the ermine, nor the squirrel ^^*^ 
escape it. There, too, it watches for the fallo"' 
deer, the hare, and other animals; darting do"'** 
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