MAMMALIA-FOX. 

 THE SILVERY F X.^ 



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This animal is A^ery rare, a greater number than four or five being seldom 

 taken in a season in the fur countries, The fur is six times the value of 

 any other fur produced in North America. It is sometimes found of a shin- 

 ing black, the tip of the tail being AThite. It is commonly found of a black 

 color, intermixed with hairs tipped with white. It inhabits the same 

 districts with the red fox. It is not yet clearly proved that it is of the 

 same species as the black fox of Europe, though it bears a strong resem- 

 blance to it. 



THE AMERICAN FOX. 2 



The common fox of America is supposed by Cuvier to be a distinct species 

 from the red fox of Europe. It inhabits all parts of the United States. It 



1 C. arqeniatus, Desm. 



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2 C. fulvus, Desm. 



