CANID^ 221 



gray and tawny near the tip changing- to^ clear tawny, ochraceous 

 or brownish buff toward the base of the ear, this color extending 

 on the sides of the neck nearly to the shoulder, outer and back 

 sides of legs tawny or ochraceous; remainder of under side of 

 head and neck, inside of legs and more or less of breast and bellv 

 white, front side of fore legs and feet and of hind feet mixed 

 white and dusky ; tail with a stripe of long stiff black hairs on the 

 upper side, a fulvous stripe on the underside, the remainder like 

 the back. 



Length about 950 mm. (37 inches) ; tail vertebrae 380 ( 15) ; 

 hind foot 13O' (5.10); ear from crown 82 (3.25). Weight 8 

 pounds. 



Type locahty, San Jacinto Mountains. California. 



California Gray Foxes are found in nearly all the forested 

 parts of central and southern California, but are not common 

 in many places. I found them up to 9,000 feet altitude in the 

 San Jacinto Mountains. Their food is small mammals, birds, in- 

 sects and fruit. I have heard but few complaints of these Foxes 

 destroying poultry. They are not very difficult to trap. Their 

 bark is hoarse and not loud. The young are born in April, May 

 and June. 



Urocyon calif omicus townsendi Merriam. (For C. H. 



Townsend. ) 



TOWNSEND GRAY FOX. 



Similar to calif omicus; ears larger; tawny parts deeper 

 colored; rostrum broader; teeth heavier. 



Type locality, Baird, Shasta County, California. 



Common around Mount Shasta and probably in most suit- 

 able places in northern California. 



Urocyon littoralis Baird. (Of the seashore.) 



SAN MIGUEL ISLAND FOX. 



Very similar in color to calif omicus but size very much smal- 

 ler. 



