1851.] 157 



portant in establishing the claim of the Lupus Mexicanus to be ranked as a distinct 

 species, and not as a variety, the Committee would recommend the publication of 

 the translation of the paper of Dr. Berlandier, omitting the specific names ffiven by 

 him, in the Proceedings of the Academy. 



Canis Mexicanis, Desm. 297. 



Head elongated, reddish-grey, with a blackish band upon the forehead, not dis. 

 tinctly defined; ears reddish, a little darker upo'i the anterior margin; bark mix- 

 ture of ashy-grey; dirty red and blackish bands, which extend a little upon the 

 flanks; a mane ; ahdomeu dirty light-red ; tail reddish, black above, very much 

 tufted, and terminated by black hairs, not pendulous. 



It inliabits almost the whole of Mexico, and is common in desert localities, 

 particularly in the shore regions of the Gulf of Mexico. It is found also upon the 

 central plateau. 



It is as susceptible of being tamed as a dog; (those which I have raised were 

 very good as watch dogs) it lives on good terms with the domestic animals. It 

 howls principally at night when the weather is about to change. This wolf is 

 celebrated for his cunning, his vivacity and his habits. All the inhabitants bg. 

 stow upon him in a high degree these first qualities. 



Total length from the end of the nose to the extremity of the tail, 4 feet 6 

 inches French. Height at the shoulder 1 foot 5 inches. 



'o' 



Canis frustror, Woodhouse. 



Size of the common fox, (Canis vulpes) or a little larger; reddish-grey; a black- 

 ish-grey mane along the back, shaded with black upon the shoulders ; ears cinna- 

 mon-red ; anterior feet red, in front blackish ; extremity of the tail blackish. 



Inhabits all the plains, more or less wooded, of Tamaulipas, New-Leon, 

 Coahuila, and of Texas ; is again found in greater or less abundance throughout 

 the whole of Mexico, and perhaps also in the greater part of North America. 



It is susceptible of being tamed, but preserves a distrustful character. It does 

 not howl like the wolf, and its cry is rather a yelping bark, which is heard in 

 the evening and also early in the morning. 



Total length fram the end of the nose to the extremity of the tail 3 feet 4 inches 

 French. Height of the shoulder 1 foot 1 inch. 



Mammal very cowardly, but also perhaps the most cunning. 



The Corresponding Secretary read his Monthly Report which was 

 adopted. 



The Auditors reported that they had examined the Report of the 

 Treasurer for 1850, and had found it correct. 



ELECTION. 



The following- were elected Correspondents of the Academy. Mr. 

 W. Heidinger, President of the Imperial Geological Society at Vienna- 

 Karon Von Hauer, of Vienna; Prof. Joseph Hyrtl, of Vienna; Dr. 



C. M. Deising, of Vienna; and Mr. Charles Girard, of Washington, 



D. C. 



