, SYN^OPSIS OF THE 



Chien Turc a criniere, Buffon, Hist. Nat. v. 

 Icon. Buffon, Hist. Nat. v. t. 42, f. 2. 



371. 2. C. Lupus, (the Wolf). Head thick and oblong, 

 terminated by a slender muzzle, tail with long hair and 

 pendent; yellowish gray, Avith a black stripe across the 

 forelegs of the adult ; eyes oblique. 



Canis Lupus, Lm. Si/s. Nat. 58. Lupus, Gesner, Quad. 634. 



Wolf. Penn. Quad. 4. 248, Loup, Buffon, Hist. Nat. 7. 



Icon. Schreb. tab. 81 & 88. Buff. pi. 1. Ency. Method, 

 t. 105,/. 3. t. 104,/. 3,4. t. 105, /. 1 & 2. Shaw's Zool. i.t.l5. 



Inhabits the continent of Europe, and probably North 

 America. 



Var. a. Albida. Fur white. 



Obs. Many varieties of this species are mentioned by the 

 American zoologists, and as it seems, like most of the Arctic ' 

 Mammalia, to vary much in colour, being whiter in high ; 

 latitudes or in the winter season, not much dependance 

 can be placed on its colour as a specific character. 



372. 3. C. Lycaon, (Black Wolf). Tail straight; body ; 

 black, without any white spots. 



Canis Lycaon, Gmelin, Sys. Nat. i. 73. 

 Loup Noir, Buffon, Hist. Nat. ix. 362. Black Wolf, 

 Shaw's Zool. I. 297. 



Icon. Buffon, Hist. Nat. ix. t. 41. Griffith'' s Anim. King. 



Inhabits mountainous parts of Europe. 



/3 Americana, black, with a white spot on the chest. 



Black Wolf, Barlram. 



Inhabits Florida. 



The Java Wolf is treated by Desmarest as distinct. 



373. 4. C. Jubatus, (the Red Wolf.) Uniform brightish 

 red colour, with a short black mane along the spine. 



Canis Jubatus, DeiTwarf^f, Mam. i. 198. 



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