26 .DR. EMMONS' REPORT. April, 



2A inches. Narrowest part of the skull, just anterior to the line of 

 greatest width, 8 tenths of an inch. 



4. caNis. 



6 2 12 



Gen. Char. Teeth, — , — , — : total, 40. 



Canis lupus. Wolf. Color reddish yellow in the summer, black 

 along the back in winter, and obscurely striped with black along the 

 sides. Large patch of white beneath the lower jaw, and between the 

 fore legs. Hair short in summer, and long in winter, and in northerly 

 regions it often becomes white. Whole length about 3 feet. Height 

 2 feet 5 inches, tail, 12 inches. Head 10, ears from 2J to 3. 

 Length of the skull, from the base of the incisors to the middle of the 

 meatus auditorius, 8 inches. Breadth at the base of the zygomatic 

 process, three inches and a half. Greatest breadth of the zygomatic 

 arches, 5 inches. Breadth of the cerebral mass, over the meatus, 2 

 inches and 3 tenths. Height ov^er the same line, 2 inches and one 

 tenth. The head is thick, but the snout long and slender, tail tufted 

 with black and white, and never recurved like that of the dog. An- 

 terior legs black in front. Voice a howl. Snaps when it bites, 

 without retaining its hold. Hunts in packs when necessary, appa- 

 rently with preconcerted movements. Female brings forth 4 or 5 

 young at a time, which are blind. The wolf acquires its full size 

 in three years. It is capable of domestication, of becoming attached 

 to its captor by kind treatment, yet, like the greyhound, is more for- 

 getful than some other breeds of dogs, and cannot be made watchful 

 of the premises of its master. Length of the individual from which 

 the drawing was taken, 5 feet, measuring from the nose to the end 

 of the shaft of the tail. Length of the shaft of the tail, 14 inches. 

 Lengd) of the tuft at the end of the tail, 3 inches. Height at the 

 fore legs, 2 feet 1 inch ; at the posterior, 2 feet 4 inches. From the 

 nose to the base of the ear, 7i inches, measured over the eye. 

 Length of the ear 3 inches. Circumference, just behind the fore 

 legs, 1 foot 9 inches. 



Whole length of the skin of a black wolf, 4 feet 4 inches. Tail 

 12 inches. From the end of the foot to the centre of the back ante- 



