y, the False Margay, and many others.

Numerous species, too, exist in the forests of India; as also in the
great tropical islands of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines.

There is yet a section of the cat family to be described. These are the
lynxes, or cats with short tails and long ears--the latter erect, and at
the tips pointing inward, or towards each other.

Of the _Lynxes_ three species are found in North America. The largest
of these is the Canada lynx, which in point of size approaches the
smaller species of leopards. The colour of this animal is of a reddish
grey, with spots very indistinctly marked. Its fur is long, and its
skins form one of the principal articles of the Hudson's Bay trade.

The Canada lynx is not found so far south as the United States; but its
place is there occupied by the Bay lynx--a smaller species, and one very
similarly marked, except that the rufous tint on the back and sides of
the latter is deeper, and the spots more pronounced.

Still further south is a third species, only made known to naturalists
within the last few years. It inhabits Texas, and is hence called the
Texan lynx. It is of a darker red than either of the preceding; but in
other respects--size, shape, and habits--it is almost identical with the
Bay lynx. Both range to the Pacific.

Of the lynxes of the Old World, there is the common or European lynx,
which is still found in several European countries; the Caracal, a
native of Africa and part of Asia; the Booted lynx, also indigenous to
both continents; the Chaus, belonging to the country of the Mahrattas;
the Kattlo, a large species, of Northern Europe; the Nubian lynx, of
North Africa; and the Southern lynx, a native of Spain.

It may be added that there is scarce one of these species of which there
are not two or more varieties, known only to those who have made a study
of the Kingdom of Nature.

CHAPTER NINE.

RATS AND OTHER RODENTS.

In this group we include not only Rats, but a great many other small
rodents, or gnawers, such as Mice, Marmots, Lemmings, Hamsters,
Mole-Rats, Jerboas, and Jumping Mice. The Shrew-Mice and Moles may also
be classed here--although naturalists separate them from rodents,
because their food is not herbivorous, but consists of worms and
insects. For all that, there is a certain general resemblance, both as
to appearance and habits, among all these small quadrupeds; which, for
purposes of classification, is,