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SOOTY FOX. 



Canis Fuliginosus. C. cauda recta, corporefuliginoso. 



Fuliginous D. with strait tail. 



Sooty Fox. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 257. 



THIS in size and habit resembles the Arctic 

 Fox, but is a distinct species. It is said to be nu- 

 merous in Iceland, and is mentioned only by Mr. 

 Pennant. 



ANTARCTIC FOX. 



Canis Antarcticus. C. dnereo-fuscus villosus cauda apice alba. 

 Cinereous-brown villous Fox, with the tail tipped with white. 

 Antarctic Fox. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 257. 



THIS, according to Mr. Pennant, is about a 

 third part superior in size to the Arctic Fox, and 

 has pretty much the habit of a Wolf in its ears, 

 tail, and strength of limbs. The French, there- 

 fore, call it Loup-Renard, or Wolf-Fox. The 

 head and body are cinereous brown; the hair 

 more woolly than that of the common Fox; the 

 ears short and pointed; their insides lined with 

 white hairs: the legs are dashed with rust-colour; 

 the tail dusky, more bushy, and shorter than that 

 of the common Fox, and tipped with white. It 

 is a native of the Falkland isles, and is said to be 

 almost the only land quadruped of those distant 

 spots. It resides near the shores; kennels like a 

 Fox, and forms regular paths from bay to bay, 



