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"Gray Fox Cam's Virgin/anus." Canis virginianus Erxleben.=6 / r0y0 

 cinereo-argentens (Mull.), (supra, q. v.). 



"Common Red Fox Canis vulpes." Ord considered our Red Fox distinct 

 from his black "lycaon" and the " crucigera" mentioned later, and 

 questionably distinct from "alopex" and "cinereo-argenteus." The Red 

 Fox of America, if specifically distinct from the European Red Fox, 

 should goby the name "C. V. var. Pensylvanicus," of Boddaert, (Blench. 

 Anim., 1784, 97), founded on the Brant Fox of Pennant (Hist. Quad. 

 1781, 235.). This name is revived by J. E. Gray, (Cat. B. M., Carniv., 

 (etc.) 1869, 205).* As above stated, the "Black Fox," (V. lycaon), 

 though named earlier, has no valid claim to recognition in this con- 

 nexion. Boddaert's name, modernized to Vulpes pensylvanicus (Bodd), 

 is tenable enough, and has long priority over Vulpes fulfils (Desmarest), 

 (Mamm., 1820, 203.), in common use. 



"Cross Fox Canis crucigera." This name was first technically applied 

 as a varietal name of the Cross Fox of Asia, Europe and America by 

 Erxleben (Syst. Reg. Anim. 1777. 520.). 



It cannot apply, for similar reasons to those given under "Black Fox" 

 (sup. cit.), to the American Red Fox more than to any other going 

 under that surname. 



"Corsak Fox Cams corsac." That Mr. Ord could have intentionally 

 confounded this Asiatic species with any American form seems doubtful. 

 None of his predecessors seem to have done so. 



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 GENUS FEUS. 



"American Panther Fells couguar." 

 "Brown Tiger Fells concolor. " 



As Ord surmises (see foot note), these are the same. 



Turton is apparently responsible for the synonym "couguar,"' Should 

 the North and South American Panthers ever prove separable, Turton's 

 name may yet apply to the northern form. 



The name "Brown Tiger," here used by Ord, is taken from Pennant 

 (Syn. Quad., 179). It originated probably with. Barrere, who calls it 

 "Tigris fulvus, Tigre rouge," (France Aequin., 166). "Couguar" or 

 Cougouar was Buffon's spelling of the "Cugacuarana" of Marcgrave 

 (Brasil, 1658, 235.). Puma is the Mexican "Puma seu Leo," of Hernan- 

 dez (Mexico, 1651, 518.). 



"Black Tiger Felis discolor." Pennant mentions a "Black Tiger," 

 based in part on the "Jaguarete, Marcgrave, Brasil, 235." Elliot in his 

 Monograph of the Felidse makes the Black Tiger of Schreber (Saugt. 

 , 394.) a synonym of Felis concolor Linn., and from the appearance 



See Coues & Yarrow, Wheeler Rep., 1875, v. 52. 



