29(5 SYNOPSIS OF THE CANII'JE. 



Inhabited originally, 1st, the temperate western 

 regions of the old continent ; 2d, warm and tro- 

 pical regions of the old continent ; 3d, the tem- 

 perate and cold latitudes of South America. 



C'lnis ierrarif's, 1. The Terrier. 



( Tlie Pariah of India. 



• 2. • The Poe Do- of the Pacific Islands. 



( The New Zealand Dog. 



o \ Tlie Patagonian Dog. 



■ I The Ticrra del Fuego Dog. 



Section Vf. — Ccdus Urcani. The Mastiifs. Muz- 

 zle truncated, cranium elevated, frontal sinus 

 large ; condyles of the lower jaw above the lin-j 

 of the upper molars ; mouth rounder in front ; 

 head large ; ears small, partially drooping ; neck 

 and loins strong ; legs strong ; tail carried erect ; 

 structure powerful. Inhabited originally high 

 mountain ranges, and the more temperate regions 

 of the northern hemisphere on the old conti- 

 nent. 



Canis ?iiTaiiu:-\ . . . The Mastiff of Tibet. 



The English Mastiff. 



T ,e Cuba Mastiff. 



a Anglicu!:, T c Bull-dog. 



The Bull-terrier. 



The Pug-dog. 



C. fricatoi\ The Roquet. 



Tlic little Danish Dog. 



Tiie Ai tois Mongrel. 



The Alicant Dog. 



SUB-GENUS III.— VULPES. 



THE FOXES. 



Pupils of the eyes elliptical or contractile into a 

 vertical slit ; tail long, bushy ; lower on the legs iu 

 proportion to the body ; fur liner; habit nocturnal. 



