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ZOOLOGY. 



cars, close, glossy coat and rat-like tail, departs as much, perhaps, as any 

 breed, front an original stock, in all the fortuitous points engrafted through 

 domestication. Even in this case, the likeness in all essential respects is 

 striking, and, as shown in the sequel, specimens of Indian dogs of this 

 region can be found not certainly distinguishable from a Coyote, for a reason 

 that will be evident. The differences between the Coyote and pointer become 

 reduced to character of pelage and physiognomy ; while the facial aspect 

 itself, so strikingly diverse in its entirety, appears, when analyzed, much less 

 substantially different. 



" To begin with size and proportions: it appeal's from the following 

 measurements that the pointer and Coyote differ less in these respects than 

 the normal individual variation among Coyotes themselves ; and that there 

 is no essential discrepancy whatever in general ' build :' 



Comparative measurements oj a medium-sized male pointer and several Coyotes of loth sexes. 

 [ I he measurements are given in inches ami decimals.] 



Measurements. 



Standing height at shoulder 



Tip of nose to root of tail 



Tail to end of vertebra 



Tail to end of hairs 



Tip of nose to eye 



Tip of nose to ear 



Tip of nose to occiput 



Elbow to end of fore claws 



Knee to end of hind claws 



Heel to end of hind claws 



Width across eyes at inner canthus 



Width across eyes at outer canthus . . . 



Width across inner base of ears 



Height of ear above notch 



Width across tips of outstretched ears. 

 Greatest width of ear, pressed flat 



Tight girth of muzzle at middle 



Tight girth of chest 



Tight girth of belly 



Longest hairs of back 



Width across hairs of tail, pressed flat. 



Pointer 



$ 



dog. 



24 

 36 

 '3 

 '4 



4 



8 



9 



14 



16 

 S 



2. 50 

 4.25 

 4.65 

 5 



'5 



3-^5 

 S.50 



26 



2 3 



1.50 



Large 



3 

 Coyote. 



24 

 3^ 

 14 

 iS 



4 



Medium 



i 

 Coyote. 



S.50 



'3-2.S 

 16.25 



7-25 



12 



15 



3-75 

 7-5° 

 8. 25 



12 



13.50 



6. 75 

 1 . 60 



3- 25 

 4 

 4 

 11.75 



3-25 

 7.50 



19 

 16. 50 



5 

 S.50 



Large 



9 

 Coyote. 



34 

 14 

 16. 50 



4 



7-75 



S.50 



12.50 



Small 

 9 



Coyote. 



19 

 2S 

 II 



13.50 

 3-5° 

 7 

 7.50 



11.50 



6.50 



