DUN- FOOTED AGUARA DOG. 



Dusicyonfulvipes. 



PLATE XXVI. 



Vulpes fulvipes, Martin. Culpeu ? of Molina. 



This species is two feet in length, the tail nine 

 Inches, the height at the shoulder ten inches. It 

 'aas, according to Mr Martin, ** a remarkably stout 

 form of body and shortness of limbs; the tail is 

 rather short, with hairs of moderate length, except 

 tlie extremity, where it forms an abrupt fiill tuft 

 tipped with sooty black ; the fur in general is full, 

 rather deep and harsh ; on the body the colour is 

 hoary mixed with black, the latter predominating 

 down the back ; head rather fiilvous, grizzled with 

 hoary ; the muzzle and chin dusky ; edges of the 

 lips white ; ears short, chestnut brown ; outside the 

 anterior limbs are dusky black freckled with ful- 

 vous, inner side and toes pale fulvous brown ; a 

 dark spot above the tarsal joint; tarsi and toes 

 fulvous brown; upper coat of hair dusky brown 

 at base, with a yellow white band above and 

 black tips, whence the grizzled appearance of the 

 Sjeneral colour." 



