. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. 140 Carnivora Fissipedia. liar appearance. The Lynx is hunted for its skin which is very valuable. The hunters either follow its track through the snow, or hunt it with dogs trained to follow the trail by scent till the animal is treed and Lynx. The name Lucerne formerly given to the Lynx was prob- ably a contraction of Loup-Cervier, a term applied to it by the early French writers "who ascribed to it a habit of dropping from trees onto the backs of the deers, and des- troying them by tearing their throats a
. The fur traders and fur bearing animals. Fur trade; Fur-bearing animals. 140 Carnivora Fissipedia. liar appearance. The Lynx is hunted for its skin which is very valuable. The hunters either follow its track through the snow, or hunt it with dogs trained to follow the trail by scent till the animal is treed and Lynx. The name Lucerne formerly given to the Lynx was prob- ably a contraction of Loup-Cervier, a term applied to it by the early French writers "who ascribed to it a habit of dropping from trees onto the backs of the deers, and des- troying them by tearing their throats and drinking their ; The Bay Lynx (Felis-rufa), also known as the American Wild Cat or Cat Common, is placed in a separate species because of its inferior size, uniform reddish color, bushy tail and shorter fur. It shows considerable vari- ation in color and pelage in different localities of its hab- itat. A handsome spotted variety is found in Texas and southern California, and another with dark vertical streaks in Washington and Oregon; these were formerly regarded as distinct species and classed respectively as Felis-maculata and Felis-faciata. The type species of American Wild Cat is rarely seen as far north as the Adi- rondaeks, being more common in milder climates, where Dr. Merriam says: "They frequent rocky hills and ledges and do not show that antipathy to civilization so marked in their eogener the True Lynx. In fact, the Bay Lynx is often quite common in thickly-settled portions of the country, and sometimes proves of much annoyance to the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Petersen, Marcus, 1854-. Buffalo, N. Y. , Hammond Press
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