J04 NATURAL AND CIVIL 



The Grey Fox resembles the other in form, 

 and magnitude, and appears to differ from it on-, 

 ly in colour, which is of a beautiful silver grey* 



The Cross i^ox resembles the other in form^ 

 and magnitude ; but has a black streak, passingj 

 transversely fi"om shoulder to shoulder ; ■vvitl^ 

 another along the back, to the tail. The other 

 parts of tills animal are of a red, or more gener-. 

 ally of a grey colour. 



The Black Fox is the largest, and most val- 

 uable of all. The fur of this fox is the m^ost 

 iine, soft, and rich, of any. One of the largest 

 of the black foxes, was found to weigh twenty 

 three pounds. 



The Fox is a very voracious animal ; dcr 

 vouring all kinds of poultry, birds, and animals, 

 which they can overcome. Flesh, fruit, honey, 

 ^nd every part of the farmer's dairy are devour-: 

 ed by him with great avidity. This animal is 

 very prolific. The female is in season every 

 vear, in the v/inter ; and generally produces in 

 the month of April ; the litter is generally from 

 three to six. 



The Catamount, seems to be the same 

 anim^al, which the ancients called Lynx, and 

 which is known in Siberia, by the name of 

 Ounce. In the form of its body it much re- 

 sembles the common cat, but is of a much lar- 

 ger size. It is generally of a yellow grey co- 

 lour, bordering upon a red or sandy ; and is 

 larger than our largest dogs. This seems to be 

 the most fierce and ravenous of any animal, 

 which we have in Vermont. Some years ago, 

 one of these animals was killed at Bennington. 

 \t took a large salf out of a pen, where the fence 



