68 CAENIVORA. 



and to the South of the Pyrenees they are said to be 

 more common than the ordinary species or variety." 

 (Griffith's "Animal Kingdom," vol. ii. p. 348.) 



The Siberian type is of a larger size than the foregoing 

 species ; it is usually of a light colour, with dense and 

 rather harsh fur ; many are of a reddish hue, and a few 

 are almost quite red. 



Several thousand skins are imported into Europe from 

 Siberia ; these are mostly used for making sleigh-robes, 

 wrappers, etc., but some are manufactured into boas. 



In Kussia Wolves are hunted with Wolf-hounds ; when 

 brought to bay the hunter dismounts, bestraddles the 

 Wolf, seizes it by the ears, and dispatches it. 



The Eussian Wolf is sometimes tamed and trained 

 to stand on backs of chairs, etc. It is estimated that 

 there are about 170,000 Wolves slain annually in 

 Eussia : the reward for killing a Wolf is ten roubles 

 (about 1). The number killed in the province of 

 Wologda, Kasan, was 80,000 in 1889. The number of 

 persons killed by Wolves was 203. Many Siberian Wolf- 

 skins are sold at Irbit Fair ; many are brought from 

 Turuschanki, Berevorsky, and Perschorsky districts. 



AMEEICAN WOLF. 



Canis lupus occidentalis. 



French : Loup d'Amerique. German : Amerikanischer 



Wolf. 



This large animal, which is also called the Timber 

 Wolf, is about 5 to 6 feet in length, and is found 

 throughout the wild regions of British North America 

 (including Vancouver Island), Alaska, and of the 

 United States. It is larger than the European repre- 

 sentative ; those from the extreme North attain to a 



