<^0 FAUNA AMERICANA. 



(Enc3'cl. pi. 104. fie;. 3.) Schreb. Bodd. Le Ion]?, 

 Biiflf" hist. nat. torn. 7. pi. 1. 



The ivolf, Penn. syn. Quad. p. 149. No. 3. 



Char. Essent. Tail straight; general colour 

 reddish-gray, with a black ray on the fore legs of 

 adults ; eyes oblique. 



Dimensions. Total length, three feet seven 

 inches ; length of the head, ten inches ; of the ear, 

 four inches six lines ; of the trunk of the tail, one 

 foot three inches four lines; greatest height of 

 the anterior part of the body, two feet five inches; 

 behind, two feet three inches. 



Description. Head thick and oblong, termi- 

 nated by a slender snout ; tail thick, tufted, and 

 straight ; coat composed of hairs, the longest of 

 which are white at base, then black, then reddish, 

 then black and white at the extremity ; those of 

 the head anterior to the opening of the ears, 

 those of the neck and anterior part of the back, 

 of the buttocks, and of the tail, being longest, 

 measuring even five inches; the others much 

 shorter, principally on the snout and ears ; all 

 these hairs being stiff and strong, covering a soft 

 cinereus felt ; an oblique black band on the wrist 

 in adults ; snout black: 



The hair of wolves arrows white bv ao;e, and 

 wolves of northern latitudes become white in 

 winter. 



Habit. Solitary, dwelling in thick forests; 

 prowling at night; attacking generally the sheep, 



