222 CHANGE FROM DOMESTICATION. 



Larger than the red fox, but not nearly so 

 large as the grey wolf (L. griseus). Muzzle long, 

 slender, and sharp pointed like the red fox. Eyes 

 rather nearer together than are those of the wolf; 

 colour of eyes, light brown ; pupil circular. Ears 

 long, triangular and erect, thickly clothed with 

 hair except at the meatus, where they are quite 

 naked. Feet long; the five pads on their under 

 surfaces naked and black; a sixth, but smaller 

 one, projects from behind the carpal joint. Four 

 clawed digits on each foot, with a claw corre- 

 sponding to the dew-claw in our dog attached to 

 the rudimentary thumb. Tail bushy, tipped 

 with white hairs, and half the length of the head 

 and body. The general colour ochreous grey, 

 much lighter on the belly than on the back and 

 sides ; the back viewed from head to tail looks 

 black, as each hair is tipped with black, although 

 the remaining part and under-fur is plumbeous. 



The longer hairs on the neck, which the ani- 

 mal bristles up when angry, are tricoloured ; the 

 lower two-thirds reddish brown; then a ring of 

 white, and a black tip, together giving a most 

 curious speckled look to the neck of an enraged 

 dog or cayote. 



The most marked change observable from do- 

 mestication is in the hair, which becomes shorter, 



