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THE TURKISH DOG-FOX. 



Cyncdopex Turcicus. 



PLATE XVIII. 



We figure this animal from a specimen in the Mu- 

 seum of Paris, where it was pointed out to us by 

 Baron Cuvier. It seems to form the passage from 

 the present group to the arctic fox, but is altogether 

 most nearly allied to Cynalopex, The individual 

 was smaller than the common fox ; lower on the 

 limbs, with a cylindrical but rather obtuse muzzle, 

 and it had a thick and rather long fur, with a very 

 bushy tail. The colour of the forehead and back 

 was a hoary brownish buff-grey, whitish on the 

 sides of the face and neck, ochry below. The ex- 

 tremities were fulvous ; the ears, partly concealed in 

 fur, appeared small and triangular, whitish within, 

 darker grey on the outside ; the brush, composed of 

 the same mixed colours, had a black spot on the 

 summit of the base, another larger about an inch 

 lower down, no doubt the mark of a gland in that 

 place, and the tip was black. From the dense 

 clothing of the animal it doubtless inhabits a cold 

 region ; and if it be found in Turkey, the mountains 



