Lynx
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Lynx. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
a common name for the different varieties of Felis lynx, zoölogists think, of the different species lynx, or, as some of the genus Lyncus. The Greek lyngx was probably the caracal. Lynxes shared LYNX with leopards the duty of drawing the chariot of Bacchus; Pliny calls them the most " sharp-sighted of all quadrupeds," hence the epithet lynx-eyed. The lynxes are all of moderate size, but larger than the true cats; limbs long, tail short and stumpy; ears tipped with a pencil of hair, the cheeks bearded, and pads of the feet overgrown with hair; color, lightbrown or gray, more or less spotted with a darker shade. They are fierce and savage, and prey on sheep and poultry. Their skins are valuable as fur. Felis lynx is the common lynx, found in Scandinavia, Russia, the N. of Asia, and formerly in the forest regions of central Europe; F. cervaria is a native of Siberia; F. pardina of Turkey, Greece, Sicily, Sardinia, and Spain; and F. isabellina of lynxes: F. canadensis, the Canada lynx, Tibet. The New World has also four the most N. species; F. rufa, the bay or red lynx, extending nearly over the United States , but giving place in Texas and in Oregon and Washington to F. and the S. of California to F. maculata, fasciata. Professor Flower is of opinion that, on further investigation, all these will be found to be varieties of a single species . lius, between the head of Ursa Major In astronomy, a constellation of Heveand the star Capella. None of the stars in the group are larger than the fourth magnitude. born in Buckland, Mass., Feb. 28, 1797.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
a large, grayish, densely furred, fierce member of the cat family. Although called the Canada lynx it ranges throughout a large part of northern America. It is about thirty-nine inches in length and stands eighteen inches high. It has a broad, flat head with a fierce face and a bobbed tail, black at the tip. A long pencil of stiff black hairs rises from each ear. The feet are heavily furred, enabling the lynx to tread lightly over loose snow, as though it wore snow shoes. The chief food of the lynx consists of rabbits and partridges, although nothing that is flesh comes amiss. It is not aggressive, but is a dangerous antagonist when brought to bay or when defending its young. The lynx hunts less by scent than by virtue of its keen sight, giving rise to the expression "lynx-eyed." There are a number of Old World species. The American wildcat, known also as the bay lynx, is a very similar, reddish-gray animal, about thirty-five inches in length, with like habits. It is more generally distributed in the older settled parts of the country. See Cat