422 Game of Europe, W. & N. Asia & America 



THE NEVADA COYOTE 



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In size this race comes next to the typical one, with which it agrees 

 closely in coloration, but its skull is described as being more like that ot 

 the Nebraska coyote, although of somewhat larger size, as are also the 

 teeth. The ears and tail are relatively large. On the present occasion it 

 is impossible to give the details in skull-structure and coloration by which 

 it is said to be distinguished from the other forms. 



Typically from Nevada, this race, according to Dr. Merriam, ranges 

 " from the Rocky Mountains westward, and from the arid interior ol 

 British Columbia southward over Washington and Oregon, and the 

 mountains farther south to the plateau region of Northern Arizona and 

 New Mexico, and thence southward along the continental divide to the 

 Mexican boundary." In California it is found both in the Coast Ranges 

 and the Sierra Nevada, wandering in winter hir out into the deserts, and 

 thus invading the area ot the Utah race. 



Together with the two preceding forms, the present race constitutes 

 the first geographical group of the species, all the members of which have 

 large teeth. The next three races constitute a second group, and the 

 remaining five a third group in which the cheek-teeth are small. 



THE FORT GIBSON COYOTE 



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This coyote was described in 1851 as a distinct species by Waterhouse 

 on the evidence of a specimen obtained near Fort Gibson, in Indian 

 Territory. It also ranges into Arkansas and Texas. Dr. Merriam states 



