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THE TURKISH DOG-FOX. 
Cynalopex Turcicus. 
PLATE. XVIII. 
WE figure this animal from a specimen ia the Mu- 
seum of Paris, where it was pointed out to us by 
Baron Cuvier. It seems to form the passage from 
the present group to the arctic fox, but is altogether 
most nearly allied to Cynalopex. The individual 
was smaller than the common fox; lower on the 
limbs, with a cylindrical but rather obtuse muzzle, 
and it had a thick and rather long fur, with a very 
bushy tail. The colour of the forehead and back 
was a hoary brownish buff-grey, whitish on the 
sides of the face and neck, ochry below. The ex- 
tremities were fulvous ; the ears, partly concealed in 
fur, appeared small and triangular, whitish within, 
darker grey on the outside; the brush, composed of 
the same mixed colours, had a black spot on the 
summit of the base, another larger about an inch 
lower down, no doubt the mark of a gland in that 
place, and the tip was black. From the dense 
clothing of the animal it doubtless inhabits a cold 
region; and if it be found in Turkey, the mountains 
