. California mammals. Mammals. FELID.^ 211 thickly spotted and barred with black everywhere, with interme- diate examples fully connecting one extreme with the other. The tails of two have black tips with no bars, while others have two to six bars. In addition to these are two Coloiado Desert ex- amples which I am unable to separate subspecifically from the coast form. I have seen a number of others from the Desert also. Desert Lynxes prey on all the smaller animals and birds and frequently on poultry. They ordinarily prowl about at a walk. If. Desert Lynx. pressed they can run rapidly a short
. California mammals. Mammals. FELID.^ 211 thickly spotted and barred with black everywhere, with interme- diate examples fully connecting one extreme with the other. The tails of two have black tips with no bars, while others have two to six bars. In addition to these are two Coloiado Desert ex- amples which I am unable to separate subspecifically from the coast form. I have seen a number of others from the Desert also. Desert Lynxes prey on all the smaller animals and birds and frequently on poultry. They ordinarily prowl about at a walk. If. Desert Lynx. pressed they can run rapidly a short distance, but if chased by dogs they soon run up a tree. They can leap a considerable dis- tance. The only vocal sounds that I have heard from Lynxes are threatening growls if approached while fast in a trap, at which time they appear quite formidable. They 'spit' like a domestic cat The senses are all- acute. They do not appear to be very courageous. I can learn of but three instances of their having at- tacked people, all occuring in San Diego County. Two of these. 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 Stephens, Frank. San Diego, Calif. : West Coast Pub. Co.
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