494 lui.i.F.rix: mi skim ok ( omi'ah.mix k /.(xm.ocv. 



thut 1 rxaininocl luul hlack root's to their iiu)uths, hut tlurr was luiuli 

 variety in the eolours and degrees of coarseness of their coats. * * * 

 Manx Fiiejiian (h>j;;s are spotted and not a few luive Wuv short hair, 

 hut all resend)h'a foxahoiit the head. * * * ()uv l)rouj^ht from Tierra 

 del Fuego was whitt> -with one black spot, and very handsome; his size 

 Avas ahout that of a terrier, his coat short but fine, and his ears extremely 

 delicate ami long, although erect ;" the nur/zle also is long, the tail 

 rough and drooping. 



Skull and Liiiih-lnjitca. — In a recent i)apcr, Professor Lonnherg 

 (1919) has given what appear to l)e the first published figures and 

 measiu'ements of the limb-hones and skull of this dog. His speci- 

 men was a skeleton obtained by Xordenskjiild in 189o-9G during his 

 Tierra del Fuego expedition. As this author demonstrates, the skull 

 is that of a true dog, and shows no relationship with the native canid, 

 Pfitudcilopr.x liicoidrs. A comparison of the cranial measurements 

 with those given for the Techichi of North and South America, shows 

 a \ery close approximation, amotmting almost to identity. The 

 first lower molar in the Fuegian Dog seems smaller, how^ever, 16.5 

 mm. in Lonnberg's specimen against 17.o to 18.5 mm. in the more 

 northern dogs. For better comparison, the following measurements 

 of the Fuegian Dog are reproduced from this paper (Lonnherg, 1919, 

 p. 11):— 



Condylo-incisive length 1-41 mm. 



Length of palate 71.3 " 



Front of canine to back of w- 64 " 



Length of i)remolar^ 15.2 " 



Length of upper premolar-molar series. ... 51 " 



Width of palate outside ?«' 52.6 " 



Zygomatic width SI 



Jvcngth of nasals mesially 46 " 



Length of lower nii 16 . 5 " 



Length of hiimeras 105 " 



Length of ulna 125 



Length of femur 132 



Length of tibia 139 



Lxcif. — The Fuegian Dog is active and strong in proportion to its 

 small size; quiet, faithful to its master, and able to withstand much 

 privation; vigilant and extremely "<ly. It is capable of barking like 

 the European dogs. 



They are of invaluable .service to their masters in hunting, particu- 

 larly in the pursuit of otters {Liitra fdina), which are as.siduously 



