The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . can inhabited countries they commit extensive ravages uponsheep, lambs, and poultry. They generally frequent rockyplaces and forests, being active climbers, and passing muchof their time among the branches of the trees. Their skinsare of considerable commercial value in the fur trade. Zoologists are by no means agreed at present as tothcspecific distinctions, if an
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . can inhabited countries they commit extensive ravages uponsheep, lambs, and poultry. They generally frequent rockyplaces and forests, being active climbers, and passing muchof their time among the branches of the trees. Their skinsare of considerable commercial value in the fur trade. Zoologists are by no means agreed at present as tothcspecific distinctions, if any really exist, between the variousmodifications of this group. As many as eight species aresometimes recognized, four belonging to the Old and fourto the New Worid. The former are Fflh li/nx, of Scandi-navia, Russia, northern Asia, and till lately the forestregions of central Europe (it has not inhabited Britarndmng the historic period, but ita lemainB have been found 110 L Y O — L Y O lu cave deposits of Pleistocene age); F. cervaria, Siberia;F. panlinu, Turkey, Greece, Sicily, Sardinia, and Spain ;ind F. isahellina, Tibet. Tlie American varieties are F.:aiuulensis, the most noithem species, and F. rufa, the. Serin, whence the ascent is made to the top ol the hill ofCroix-Eousse. The river next takes a semicircular sweeparound the hill of Fourvieres (410 feet above it), which isfully occupied by convents, hospitals, and seminaries, andhas at its sunmiit the famous church, the resort of1,500,000 pilgrims annually. From this point the bestview of the entire city is obtained. Firit the busy Saoneis seen with its thirteen bridges and animated , on tho peninsula between the two rivers at the footof the hill of Croix-Eousse, come the principal quarters of / Euroiieaii Lynx. From a Drawmg by Wolf m ElliotsMonoijraph of the l^eiidas. American wild cat or bay lynx, extensively distributedfrom the Atlantic to the Pacific throughout nearly thewhole latitude of the United Sta
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