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Section I. — Arctic Foxes. Feet furred ; fur very 

 thick and abundant ; livery variable, from Avhitt; 

 to bluish liver colour ; stature low ; s^vim ; feed 

 on fish, &c. ; migratory. Belong to the Arctic 

 zone of both continents. 



Vulpes lagopus. The Arctic Fox; Isatls of G.aiel. 

 V. fuliginosus. The Sooty Fox. 



Section II. — On the eastern continent north of tiie 

 tropic. 



With black Tip to the Tail. 

 Vulpes alopex,... The Coal Fox. 

 The Brant Fox. 

 V. Ilodgsonii,.... The Nepal Fox. 



With tchite Tip to the Tail. 

 Vulpes vidgaris. The common Fox. 

 The Norway Fox. 

 V. mdanogader, T e Roman Fox. 



V. crncigcra, The Cross Fox. 



v. The Black Fox. 



I'. Himuloicns,.. The Himalaya Fox. 



The Indian Fox. 



V. thaleh, The Syrian Fox. 



V. Nilotkus,.... The Egyptian Fox. 



Section III. — Foxes of America. 



With ichite Tip to the Tail. 



Vulj.es/uluus, The Red Fox. 



V. deacssatus, The American Criss Fox. 



V. argentatus, The Silver Fox. 



V. vclong. Say The Little Fox. 



V. cinereo argentatus. The Tri-eoloured Fox. 



With black Tip to the Tail. 



Vu 'pes cinereus, The Grey Fox. 



The Brant Fox of Penasylvania. 



Fox? of Iceland, the Grastofur. 



