Lynx is commonly loup cervier or pichou in N. Amer. French. And see-- 1791 J. LONG Voyages 217 "North Case Cat Pichoux du nord - South Case Cat Pichoux du sud" note: prob. lynx & bobcat respectively 1774 tr. LE PAGE DU PRATZ Hist. Louisiana 149 "we find numbers of wolves, some tigers, Cat-a-mounts, (Pichous) and carrion-crows"