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into a bark, like the cry of the coyote. When seen at home, 

 the Gray Wolf can readily be distinguished from the coyote, 

 even at a distance, by the way it carries its tail, — pointing 

 above the horizon. 



Gray Wolves hunt in packs, often in relays, and suc- 

 cessfully pull down deer, antelope, and wounded animals of 

 all sizes. In the cattle country their specialty is the destruc- 

 tion of calves and colts. Except in the far North, they 

 know well what firearms are, and are very careful to keep 

 out of rifle-shot. 



To-day the range of the Gray Wolf embraces the Great 

 Plains and the Rocky Mountain region from Mexico to the 

 northern limit of land. Lockwood and Brainard found 

 tracks of a Gray Wolf at Latitude 83° 24'. In Alaska, ani- 

 mals of this species grow larger than in the United States, 

 and frequently are white instead of gray. A fairly large 

 Gray Wolf is 483^+153^ inches long, stands 26 inches high at 

 the shoulders, and has a girth measurement of 29^ inches. 

 (L. L. Dyche.) 



The Coyote, or Prairie Wolf, 1 is about one-third 

 smaller than the gray wolf, but in form and color the two 

 species look very much alike. It carries its tail low — hum- 

 bly — as befits a cowardly animal. It is not dangerous to 

 man, and never was, and is bold only in the persistence with 

 which it hangs upon the outskirts of civilization and prowls 

 around ranches in quest of food. 



The delicacy of the Coyote's judgment in keeping always 

 beyond fair gunshot is truly wonderful. If he is not a 



1 Ca'nis la'trans, and related forms. 



