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Var. ? 



CROSS FOX. 



This is described by Gesner in the appendix to 

 his History of Viviparous Quadrupeds. In this 

 variety a black line or stroke extends from the 

 nose along the head and whole length of the 

 back and tail, and is crossed by another band of 

 the same colour over the shoulders, and along the 

 outside of the fore legs, to the feet. Its throat is 

 of a blackish tinge. It is a native, according to 

 Gesner, of the northern parts of Europe, but is 

 not found in Germany. He described it from a 

 skin. Olaus Magnus affirms, that the skin of 

 these crossed Foxes sells at a great price, and is 

 considered as a valuable fur. Fid. Aldr. dig. 

 p. 222. 



According to Mr. Pennant, it is a native not 

 only of the northern parts of Europe, but of Asia 

 and North America. Great number of the skins 

 are imported from Canada, and are much esteemed 

 for their thick and soft fur: the belly is black: 

 and the skin varies, as to cast of colour, in differ- 

 ent specimens, but in all is the blackness. 



Var.? , 



BLACK FOX. 



This variety occurs in the northern parts of 

 Europe, Asia, and America. The Asiatic ones, 



