42 NEW- YORK FAUNA. 



Var. b, lagopus. White, witli patches of blackish grey ; ears pointed, erect ; foot broad and 

 hairy ; tail bushy. 



Var. c, terrce-novcB. (Newfoundland Dog.) Head broad; nose blunt; ears long, soft and 

 pendulous. Of this there appears to be two distinct races : One has the breast, posterior 

 part of the thighs and tail with long waved hair, the rest of tlie body with smooth and 

 compressed hair ; the other variety is entirely covered with long waved silken hair. 



Var. d, canadensis. Black and grey, mixed with white ; ears erect, long, shaggy. 



Var. e, novce-caledonicE. Spotted ; body long ; legs short, straight ; ears erect. 



The most conspicuous among the imported varieties are, the daniats, or Spotted Carnage 

 Dog ; grains, or Greyhound, of which there are several races ; cxlrarius, or Spaniel ; aqua- 

 ticus, or Curly Poodle ; avicularius, or Pointer ; molossus, or Bulldog ; sagax, or Hound, &c. 

 In this State, our hunting dogs are almost exclusively derived from England. The breed 

 used for deer is the Fox-hound, and frequently a mixed breed between the Harrier and Stag- 

 hound. 



GENUS LUPUS. 

 Eyes oblique. Tail straight . Pupil of the eye circular. 



THE COMMON AMERICAN WOLF. 



LUPC3 OCCIDENTALia. 



PLATE XXVII. FIG. 2. 



Caiiis lupiis. Harlan, Fauna, p. 81. 



The Common Wolf. GoDMAN, Am. Nat. Hist. Vol. 1, p. 255, fig. 1. 



C. (Lupus) occidentalis. Richardson, F. B. A. Vol. 1, p. CO. 



C. hipus. Emmon-s, Mas.s. Report, 1838, p. 26; 1840, p. 28. 



Characteristics. Color various from white to black, usually greyish. Space between the ears 

 greater than their height. Feet broad. Neck and tail with bushy hair. 



Description. Compared with the European species, the body is more robust, and the legs 

 shorter ; the muzzle thicker and more obtuse. Ears erect and conical. 



Color. In this State, the prevailing color is dark grey, mixed with reddish ; darker along 

 the back ; shorter in summer. Frequently whitish about the ears, throat and breast. Exterior 

 of the ears and legs with a reddish tinge. Anterior part of fore legs blackish. Tail varied 

 with white, black and ferruginous. 



Length of head and body, :36 ' - 48 " 0. 



Tail 10-0-12-0. 



Prof. Emmons gives the total length from a specimen in his possession, 60' 3. 



