SYNOPSIS OF THE CANIDJ3. 



INCLUDING THE GENERA 



CANIS, HYAENA, AND PROTELES 







OF AUTHORS. 



CANID^S. 



DENTARY FORMULA. Incis. -r-, canine ^ =-, cheek- 



/> O * 1 



teeth z ~, = 42. Muzzle in general elongated ; 



nostrils naked, lunular, open at the sides ; tongue 

 soft ; ears of all the wild species erect ; feet anterior 

 pentadactylous, posterior tetradactylous ; walk on 

 the toes ; mammae both pectoral and ventral. 



DIURNAL CANID^E WITH ROUND PUPILS. 



SUB-GENUS I. CHAON. 



SECTION I. Lupus. The Wolves. Lupus -, GESN. ; 

 Canis lupus^ LINN. Head broad ; muzzle point- 

 ed ; eyes distant, oblique, small, malignant ; ears 

 erect, broad, pointed; legs strong; shoulder 

 higher than croup ; tail long, with a scanty brush 

 tipt with black ; fur shaggy on the neck, coarse 

 on the body, but short ; dark streak across the car- 

 pus ; ten mammae ; voice howling ; stature at the 



