222 TEN YEARS IN SWEDEN. 



2. Each tuberculated tooth above less than the canine ; 

 prasmolars in an unbroken row. 



Gen. Canis, L. 



Nose elongated,, generally half the length of the head, 

 with a deep depression on the forehead ; ears in all the wild 

 races stand erect ; four toes on the hind and five on the fore 

 feet, all armed with blunt claws not retractile. 



Subgenus Canis. 



Nose generally thicker and less pointed ; pupil of the eye 

 round ; tail shorter than half the body. 



30. CANIS LUPUS, L. Varg. (The Wolf.) F. 



Body colour grey ; nose, legs, ears, and sides of the 

 body, yellowish; back black; tip of the tail black; 

 ears pointed, yellow-brown outside ; tail with long hair 

 reaching down to the hocks. Length to the tip of the 

 tail 4 ft. ; height over the withers a little under 3 ft. 

 The black variety of the common wolf appears to have 

 been rarely met with in Sweden. Considering the wild 

 nature of the country, I think the wolf is very rare in 

 Sweden, and especially in our midland districts. It appears 

 to have a higher northern range than the bear. They prin- 

 cipally spend the summer on the northern fells, but in winter 

 come further south, and are then sometimes e^en seen in 

 South Scania. Pair in February, and bring forth from 

 five to six young in May. 



31. C. FAMILIAEIS, L. Hund. The Dog. D. F. 



Tail always more or less turned upwards. 

 Is met with generally throughout Scandinavia of every 

 orm and breed. The only forms of hound peculiar to the 

 land which I know of, are the Dahlbo hound (now nearly 

 extinct), a magnificent dog, rather like an English mastiff, 

 of the size and colour of a wolf, which was formerly much 

 used in these forests to watch the cattle when pasturing in 

 the forests ; the little bear hounds, not unlike the Esqui- 

 maux hounds., are peculiar to the north; and the Lap 



