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animal belongs to the Cat Tribe, and is cloely allied to the Ounce and Panther; and, notwithtanding Nature has betowed a dipoition fierce and avage, they frequently are made tame and ubervient to the amuements of the chace. For the entertainment of the Grandees they are taken young, brought up tame, and early accutomed to the chace of both beats and birds. They are carried to the place of diverion on horeback behind a rider, and when hewn the game, run at it with great peed, and, jumping on its back, inidiouly creep forward, and cratch out the eyes; thus effecting by art what their trength could not achieve, they never openly attack any animal, but uch as their uperior force can readily overcome. One fell on a hound, which it killed and tore to pieces in a moment, notwithtanding the dog defended itelf to the utmot. They urprie with great addres the larger kinds of birds, uch as Cranes, Pelicans, Peacocks, &c.

The Perian Lynx is called alo the Lion’s Provider, becaue the natives report they eek out and hunt down proviion for the Lion; this is generally uppoed to be the caue aigned to the effect; as they inhabit the ame climate and countries as the Lion, it is mot probable they frequently attend upon and partake of his leavings: the ame report alo informs us, that when they call the Lion, the voice reembles that of one peron calling another.

The Turks call it Karrah-Kulak—that is, black ears—The Perians, to the ame purpoe, name it Siyah-guh. Mr. Buffon calls it the Caracal.

The ize of the Perian Lynx is omething larger than a full-grown fox, colour not quite o red, fur not o long, reembling more that of an hare; chet and belly part white, has a very long viage, and over-hanging eye-lid, which gives a very ly, inidious and ulky appearance; the ears large and thin, inide white, black on the outide, with a radiating tuft of hair on each of the ame. Inhabits the warmer climates of Aia.