MAMMALS—CANIDAE—VULPES FULVUS. 
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Taste B.—Detailed measurements in full of one typical skull each of five species of American and 
European foxes. 
RCs GRA NG ete wane re ee 
Tntermaxillary to condyle ---------- 
Greatest widthtoas2-.-2----24-2225— 
Height above basi-occipital -.---.--- 
Distance between orbits ---.--.--.-- 
Distance between points of orbital 
processes. 
Nasal hones, length ---. ----.-2-.-- 
Nasal bones, width before -_---. soce 
Narrowest part of muzzle behind ca- 
nines. 
Upper incisors, from front to molars- - 
Upper incisors, from front to hinder 
margin of palate. 
Upper incisors, width between ex- 
ternal edges. 
Upper molars, length taken together- 
Upper molars, least distance between. 
Intermaxillary to end of nasals------ 
Intermaxiliary to commencement of 
orbit. 
From line connecting points of orbital 
processes to occiput. 
From do. to end of nasals. -...-. --- 
From do. to end of intermaxillary - --- 
Lower jaw, length, (exclusive incisors). 
bowerjaw, height... 2.5. 2s222-- 1. 
Canis fulvus, Desm. I, 1820, 
Vulp. macrourus. V. fulvus. @, |V. vulgaris. 868,) V. lagopus. | V. velox. 1345, 
Q, 1325. Carlisle, 678. Nurnberg. 1040, Lapland. oie 
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Inches. |100ths total) Inches. |100ths total| Inches. |100ths total] Inches. |100ths total Inches, |100ths total 
length. | length. length. length. length. 
{ 
5.70 1.00 | 5.56) 1.00 Bey | 1.00 SLT 1.00 4.46 1.00 
5. 60 -98 | 5. 43 | 97 Baca - 96 5.05 97 4. 44 .99 
2. 82 .49 | 2.92 | 52 3.12 . 56 2. 80 «54 2.46 . 55 
1. 60 A aly bac: | 27 1. 62 | 29 1.59 . 30 1. 35 . 30 
1.00 Boe 1.08 | 19 1.11 . 20 Ls .21 92 . 20 
Eason s WABI Nal aa Pe” 53) ace be Fee: £8) . 26 1.41 20 1.19 . 26 
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2.13 ou Dror?! 4 289 2.16 . 38 1.81 .35 1.57 . 35 
SAT OW He e490 | 09s N50 [ans ON hoe Des ur OTs (pease uO 
. 84 14 89 | .16 96 17 - 88 allt 69 15 
| | 
.88 LGW |e 2) mest rie | mr 4l eaee Git le 80 153s ee69) las Lb 
3.00 52 |2.87| .51 |2.91| .52° | 2.65 | °.51 | 2.42] .54 
-66)| ..18" |" Bee eoatnn yd Rake ges (eee Pee ae .50 11 
2.20 .38 | 2.01 ~ 36 1.96 es 1.94 mak 1.76 . 39 
- 56 .10 |------|-------- 63 vas Df aye PES | 46 -10 
2.78 -49 | 2.70) .48 | 2.75 .49 | 2.36 -46 | 2.08 46 
2.51 44 | 2.42 43 2. 35 42 2.28 44 ree | 42 
1 
2.70 45 «| 2.44 | 43 2.53 45 2, 32 45 2. 04 «45 
| 
2.78 .49 2.75 | 48 2.78 49 2.50 48 | 2.23 50 
3.34| .58 |3.38! .60 | 3.28 BBP |eSi0Ts) 8.09) |Pen72n|l ase 
4.46 . 78 4.02 12 4.07 73 3. 80 Bites | 3. 34 74 
1. 50 . 26 1.48 . 26 1. 40 25 1. 36 - 26 1.21 oot 
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VULPES FULVUS. 
Common American Fox. 
Variety A. 
203. 
FuLvus, Red Fox. 
(Based on the Renard de Virginie of Palisot de Beauvois, in Bull. Soc. Philom.) 
“Cuv Dict. des Sc. Nat. VIII, 568.” 
Harzan, F. Am. 1825, 89. 
Gopman, Am. N, H. I, 286 
Grirr. Cuy. V, 1827, 150. 
Doucury’s Cab. N. H. I, 1830, 25; pl. iii. (Very poor 
figure.) 
