134 MR. OLDFIELD THOMAS OX THE MAMMALS 



3. ROSMARUS. p. 38. Odobemcs. 

 Linnean quotation : Syst. Nat. (6) p. 6, no. 2 (misprinted 8). 



Oori-ectly known as Odoheiius rosmarus (not OdohcBmis, if 

 Brisson is taken as the founder of the generic name). 

 Type locality : Northern Atlantic. 



4. viTULiNA. p. 38. Phoca. 

 Linnean reference: Syst. Nat. (6) p. 6, no. 1, which refers 



again to Fauna Suecica, no. 1 1 (p. 4). 

 Common Seal. 

 Type locality : " in Mari Bothnico et Baltico." 



Genus 11. Canis, p. 38. 



Seven species. Type by tautonymy : Canis familiaris, among 

 whose synonyms there appears " Canis Gesner." 



Species : 



1. familiaris. p. 38. Cauls. 

 Linnean references : Faun. Suec. no. 12 ; Syst. Nat. (6) p. 5. 



Type locality : Sweden (Upsala). 



2. LUPUS, p. 39. Canis. 

 Linnean references : Faun. Suec. no. 13 ; Syst. Nat. (6) p. 5. 



Type locality : Sweden. 



3. HY^NA. p. 40. Ilycena. 



Linnean reference : Syst. Nat. (6) p. 5, where the single 

 reference is to Ksempf, Amcen. p. 407, fig. 4 (letterpress 

 on p. 411). 

 The animal commonly called Hycena striata, but whose proper 

 name is Hymia hycena. 



Type locality: Benna Mts., Laristan, S. Persia, Kjempfer 

 also mentions a sjoecimen fi^om Isfahan. 



4. vuLPES. p. 40. Vulpes. 

 Linnean reference : Syst. Nat. (6) p. 5, no. 6, 



Coi-rect name : Vidpes vidpes. 

 Type locality : Sweden (Upsala). 



T). ALOPEX. p. 40. {V'ldjjes.) 



Lipnean i-eference : Syst, Nat. (6) p. 5, no. 5, where the 



whole entry is 

 " Oanis Cauda recta extremitate nigra Gmel. Yulpes cam- 

 pestris." 

 I cannot identify this animal. It has been supposed to be an 

 individual variety of V. vnlpes, Avhich Blanford (P. Z. S. 1887, 

 p. 635) proposed should bear the name I^, atopex. 



