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shoulders, and an almost constant production of the 
same hue on the sides of the muzzle, the backs of the 
ears, the under surface of the tail, and the fore parts of 
the limbs: the whole of the under surface of the body, 
the insides cf the limbs, the upper lip, and the tip of 
the tail bemg most commonly of a pure white. There 
is much variation in all these particulars, but the general 
distribution of colours is in all cases pretty nearly the 
same. In one variety the black of the back and shoul- 
ders is strongly developed in the form of a cross; and 
in another the fawn is much deeper, the fur much 
closer and longer, and the tip of the tail black imstead 
of white. Similar variations in colouring will be found, 
as we proceed, to occur also in the other species. 
Of the manners of the Fox it would be superfluous 
to speak in a country where it is so generally known, 
the extirpation of all the more ferocious beasts having 
rendered it the most formidable invader of the repose of 
the poultry-yard, and the primary object of the chase. 
