THE WOLVES. 147 



refer to a canine commonly considered as a fox ; but 

 it is larger, more bulky, low on the legs, with a 

 hoary grey fur, rather a short brush, and tawny 

 limbs. It is still not uncommon in Turkey. In the 

 commentary on Fracastor s Alcon, it is added, tha* 

 it was short-necked, broad at the shoulder, hac 

 small eyes, and a pointed nose. 



The fifth, however, is not referable to a well 

 known species. Black foxes might exist and prey 

 upon hares. It is possible that the derboun of the 

 Arabian mountains, still found in Southern Syria, is 

 meant ; but the precise characters of the animal are 

 not as yet well known. 



Of the wolves, properly so called, in both conti- 

 nents, we shall now proceed to enumerate and de- 

 scribe the existing species and varieties. We have 

 not personally been able to detect any characteristic 

 difference in the voice and bowlings of the species 

 in either hemisphere, but in fur they vary according 

 to climate, or the difference of species and race. 

 No true wolf has a white tip to the tail, excepting 

 where albinism or the rigour of climate clothes the 

 animal in a grisly white fur, and even then dark 

 hairs, are commonly observable at the tip of the 

 brush : the under fur of all is ashy. The typical 

 livery of the group consists of various shades of 

 tawny, more or less intermingled with black and 

 white, causing deeper or lighter tints : the aberrant 

 colours are black and fiery rufous. The species re- 

 ceding from the true wolf, and more directly assimi- 

 lating with domestic dogs, will be considered ia the 

 sequel. 



