XXXII. 



Royal Fox, Prairie Red-fox or Common Red-fox of 

 Manitoba. 



Vulpes regalis Merriam. 

 (L. Vulpes, a fox; regalis, royal, because of its superb appearance.) 



Vulpes regalis Merriam, 1900, Proc. Wash. Acad. Sci., Vol. II, 

 pp. 672-3, December 28. 

 Type Locality. — Elk River, Sherburne County, Minn. 



French Canadian, le Renard royal. 

 Cree, Wah-kus'. 

 OjiB. & Saut., Wah-gush' . 

 Chipewyan, Nak-ee'-they. 

 Ogallala Sioux, S hung-ka-ge' -lah . 

 Yankton Sioux, Song-kee-na. 



The genus Vulpes (Brisson, 1762) comprises dog-like 

 animals of small size, with long bushy tails (more than half the 

 length of the body); long soft fur, long sharp muzzle, large 

 ears; long, sharp semi-retractile claws; linear eye-pupils; 

 and teeth as follows: 



T 3-3 i-i 4~4 1 2-2 

 inc. ^:^-^; can. ; prem. ^^^ — ; mol. = 42. 



i-i I -I 4-4 3-3 



The number is the same as in Catiis, but they are different 

 in detail, as well as much more slender in general. 



In addition to these generic characters, the Royal Fox has 

 the following: 



706 



