158 BLACK WOLF-DOG OP FLORIDA. 



that it is difficult to distinguish them when seen at 

 a short distance. They breed freely with a wild 

 she-wolf; but when not in heat, both male and 

 female wolves devour the dogs, as they would any 

 other kind of prey." 



Since the foregoing article was written, we have 

 been enabled to examine a remarkably fine specimen 

 of the Black "Wolf-dog of North America, sent home 

 a present from Canada to the Earl of Durham. The 

 individual was most likely not quite full grown, but 

 stood rather higher at the shoulder than a New- 

 foundland-dog, and Avas shorter in the body; in 

 aspect exceedingly like a wolf, but that the eyes 

 were comparatively nearer the muzzle, the nose 

 rather sharp ; the forehead broad, somewhat arched ; 

 the ears erect, pointed, open ; the tail full, like that 

 of a wolf, hanging down, not curled, but not much 

 lower than the heel, no white hairs at the tip, the 

 whole animal being glossy black, excepting a small 

 spot on the breast and tips of the fore-toes, white ; 

 tlie length of the hair like that of a Newfoundland 

 dog, but someAvhat finer. The dog was not vicious, 

 and extremely active. We did not hear him, but 

 understocd the voice was more like howling than 

 barking. It is evidently intermediate between the 

 original Newfoundland dog and the wolf. 



