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" Yulpes minimus saarensis," Skjoldebrand, K. Sv. Vet.-Ak 

 Handl. 1777, p. 265, pi. vi. 



Canis zerda, Zimm. Greogr. Gesch. ii. p. 247 (1780). 



Canis cerdo, Gmel. Syst. Xat. i. p. 7o(1783). 



Viverrn aurita, Meyer (F. A. A.), Syst.-summ. zool. Entdeck, 

 Xeu-HoU. u. Afr. p. 91 (1793). 



Fennecus arahicus, Desmar. Xouv. Diet. H. X. xxiv, 1804, Tabl. 

 Meth. p. 18. 



Megalotis cerda, Illig. Prodr. Syst. Maram. p. 131 (1811). 



Megalotis cerdo, Oken, Lelirb. Xaturg. ii. p. 1032 (1816). 



F^nwcus brucei, Desmar. Enc. Meth., Manim. p. 235 (1820). 



Mecicdotis zerda, Schinz, Cuv. Thierr. i. p. 222 (1821). 



Fennecus cerdo, Childr. & Vigors, Denham & Clapp. Trav. Afr. 

 App. xii. p. 183, pi. (1826). 



Canis megalotis, Smith (H.), GrifE. Cuv. Anim. Kingd. ii 

 pi. (1827). 



Megalotis brucei. id. ibid. v. p. 152. 



Canis fennecus. Less. Man. Mamm. p. 168 (1827). 



Megalotis zerda. Smith (H.), Jardine's Xat. Libr. ix. 

 pi. XX. (1839). 



Fennecus zerda. Less. Xouv. Tabl. Eegn. Aniiu. p. 39 (1842). 



Vulpes zaarensis. Gray, List Mamm. Brit. Mus. p. 62 (1843). 



Canis cerda, Gerv. Mamm. ii. p. 75 (1855). 



Megalotis fennecus, Knighfs Pict. Mus. Anim. Xat. p. 207 

 (c. 1860). 



Fennecus zaarensis. Gray, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 519. 



Fig. 11. 



p. 373, 



237 



Skull of Canis zerda, ? nat. size. (B.M. 182/.) 



Very pale fawn on the upper parts, on the shoulders or fore 

 part of the back some of the longer hairs are black-tipped ; from 

 the saddle backwards the hairs are more uniformly coloured and 

 more glistening, paler on the face and legs, and gradually becoming 

 silvery white underneath ; brownish patches between the eyes 

 and whiskers ; black tip to the tail ; gland on tail very evident, the 

 coarse texture of the black-tipped hairs covering this part being 

 more evident in this animal than in any other, owing to the 

 silkiness of the fur generally. TTnderfur on all the upper 



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