XXXIII. 

 Gray-wolf, Buffalo-wolf or Buffalo-runner. 



Cams occidentalis Richardson. 



(L. Cants, a dog; occidentalis, of the west.) 



Canis occidentalis Richardson, 1829. F. B. A., Pt. I., p. 60. 

 Type Locality. — Probably Plains of Saskatchewan. 



French Canadian, le Loup gris, la Louve grise. 



Cree, May-hee'-gan. 



Saut., My-in'-gan. 



OjiB., My-in'-gan, or Kit'-chi My-tn'-gan. 



Yankton Sioux, Song-toke-cha Tung-ka. 



Ogallala Sioux, Shunk'-ah Mah-nee'-tu. 



The genus Canis is composed of the true Dogs. _, ^^^^ 



have long, pointed muzzles, long legs, long bushy tails, and acters 

 pointed ears; have 4 toes on each hind-foot, and 5 on each 

 front, but the innermost of the 5 toes is very short and small, 

 and raised so that it does not touch the ground; the claws are 

 blunt and non-retractile. 



i he teeth: Inc. ^^-^; can. ; prem. ; mol. =42 



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



Until the Wolf group is thoroughly reviewed by competent 

 authority, with abundance of material, it is impossible to do 

 more than guess at the name that properly belongs to the Wolf 

 of the Manitoban prairies. 



The oldest name for the American Wolves appears to be 

 Canis mexicanus of Linnaeus, 1766. Next of those tenable 



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