3%6 ARCTIC FOX. 



elegant appearance to the animal. It is an inhabit- 

 ant of the forests of Louisiana, and preys on game. 



ARCTIC FOX. 



Canis Lagopus. C. cauda recta, palms plantisque pilostssimus. 



lAn. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 75. 

 With strait tail, thick furred feet. 

 Isatis. Euff. 13. p. 272. 

 Canis hyeme albus, aestate ex cinereo caerulescens. Bris. 



Quadr. p. 174. 



Valpes Caerulescens. Lin. Faun. Swc. 14. 

 Arctic Fox. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 255. 



THIS species is inferior in size to the common 

 Fox: its colour is a blueish-grey, which some- 

 times changes to perfect white : when young it is 

 said to be of a dusky colour : the hair is extremely 

 thick, long, and soft : the nose is sharp ; the ears 

 almost hid in the fur, and are short and rounded : 

 the legs are short, and the toes are covered both 

 above and below with a very thick soft fur: the 

 tail is shorter than that of the common Fox, but 

 more bushy. " These animals (says Mr. Pen- 

 nant) are found only in the Arctic regions, a 

 few degrees within and without the polar circle. 

 They inhabit Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Ice- 

 land: are only migratory in Hudson's Bay, once 

 in four or five years : are found again in Bering's 

 and Copper Isle, next to it, but none beyond : in 

 Kamtschatka, and all the countries bordering on 

 the frozen sea, which seems their great residence; 

 comprehending a woodless track of heath land, 



