296 SYNOPSIS OF THE CANIDJE. 



Inhabited originally, 1st, the temperate western 

 regions of the old continent ; 2d, warm and tro- 

 pical regions of the old continent ; 3d, the tem- 

 perate and cold latitudes of South America. 

 Canis terrarius, 1. The Terrier. 



The Pariah of India. 



The Poe Dog of the Pacific Islands. 



The New Zealand Dog. 



The Patagonian Dog. 



The Tierra del Fuego Dog. 



SECTION VI". Canes Urcani. The Mastiffs. Muz- 

 zle truncated, cranium elevated, frontal sinus 

 large ; condyles of the lower jaw above the line 

 of the upper molars ; mouth rounder in front ; 

 head large ; ears small, partially drooping ; neck 

 and loins strong ; legs strong ; tail carried erect ; 

 structure powerful. Inhabited originally high 

 mountain ranges, and the more temperate regions 

 of the northern hemisphere on the old conti- 

 nent. 



Canis urcanus, . . . The Mastiff of Tibet. 



.....The English Mastiff. 



Tiie Cuba Mastiff. 



C. Anylicus, T 'e Bull-dog. 



The Bull-terrier. 



The Pug-dog. 



C. fricator, The Roquet. 



The little Danish Dog. 



The Artois Mongrel. 



The Alicant Dog. 



SUB-GENUS III. VULPES. 



THE FOXES. 



PUPILS of the eyes elliptical or contractile into a 

 vertical slit ; tail long, bushy ; lower on the legs in 

 proportion to the body ; fur finer; habit nocturnal. 



