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KITT FOX. 



Canis vclox. 



French : Reiiard Turc, German : Kitt Fuchs. 



The Kitt Fox is a small animal, measm-ing about Ih 

 to 2 feet in length. It is of a light grey colour on the 

 back, mixed with longer white hairs. The sides are 

 light j-ellow and the belly white. The tail is full, about 

 11 inches long, grey in colour, but underneath of a 

 lighter yellow and tipped with black hairs. The eyes 

 are brown ; the ears brownish-grey and tipped w^ith 

 black. The fur is thick and soft, and the pelt is thin. 

 The whiskers are also black. 



The Kitt Fox has become rather scarce of late years, 

 owing probably to the advance of settlements in the 



