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of that on the upper surface, and consists chiefly of the fine, 
woolly under fur. 
Dentition.—The teeth are small and weak, much smaller than 
in Nyctereutes procyonoides, and of not more than one-half the 
size and strength of those in Vulpes lagopus. As nearly as could 
be ascertained by an examination of the teeth of the living ani- 
mal, the dental formula is as follows: 
Incisors 373, Canines aie Premolars 33, Molars 2-3 
oad I-I ms) Sime 
MEASUREMENTS. 
Reneumorheadnand bodys cs 2. sean: ta awa 3 21.00 in. 
MiaietonciG Ot VeErtebrac eet nus.00< G-. cte oi Gla tices G:25ee. 
aie Omends OF “Mai ioc nee 5 sare zn eit ott ay ee 8:00:55 
Elereiitaat eShouldersy ere qe: amise mem os or a sees 1O:25). 
Ginui a belnnd: fore Weasies scr. stays Nee oie see es 14.00 “ 
Length from inner corner of eye to end of nose.. 2.25 “ 
Distance between inner corners of eyes........ bine ose eat 
Distance between immer cormers of €ars...:...... 200) 
elei Ca tOenCaty tet wenger ian cs Sep chevo Se anayt the ses E50, | 
Length of fore foot to end of middle claw...... 150m. 
Benet of middle claw, exposed «4.2 22.2 sce 550) 
Length of hind foot, to end of longest claw...... COW 
CWO PM OF KCVE-OPENINe” Hemi es 9 aera mee ssa One 
Pupil, round; color of iris, dark brown. 
End of nose, black. 
Weight, 7% pounds. 
Nomenclature——In his “Monograph of the Canidae,” Mr. St. 
George Mivart not only discards the genus Nyctereutes, but also 
the genera Vulpes and Urocyon, and throws all their members, 
pell-mell, into Canis! The very least that can be said of such a 
proceeding is to call it remarkable. To the average student of liv- 
ing mammals it would seem that if generic groups ever are con- 
venient and desirable, and also fully justified, Vulpes, Urocyon 
and Nyctereutes are entitled to stand; and the very appropriately- 
named genus proposed by Temminck, in 1838, for the raccoon- 
like dog of North China and Japan, is retained for the species de- 
scribed above. 
