The Burgess Animal Book For Children in "Some Big And Little Cat Cousins"

Unlike Yowler the Bob Cat and Tufty the Lynx, Puma has a long tail just such a round tail as Black Pussy has.
Being so large, Puma is of great strength, and he has all the grace and quickness in movement of a true Cat. As I told you yesterday, there was a time when Puma lived in the East. In fact, he was once in nearly all parts of this great country where there were forests.