FELIDA. — CCIII. 345 
66. Tail with a concealed mane of stiff a and without soft fur ; muzzle 
shorter. 5 1 6 6 8 8 © A eH Rw He we . Urocron, 603. 
aa, Pupil circular; tail moderate ; upper incisors distinctly lobed. Canis, 604. 
605. VULPES Brisson. (Lat., fox.) 
1141. V. pennsylvanicus (Boddaert). Rep Fox. Chiefly 
reddish gray, with black feet and ears; tip of tail white. The 
Cross Fox is var. decussatus (Desm.), with a dark cross on back; 
the Black or Silver Fox is var. argentatus (Shaw). These forms 
fully intergrade with the Common Fox. L. 45. T.15. North- 
ern regions, 8. to Texas. Closely allied to the fox of Europe, V. 
vulpes. Subspec. rubricosa Bangs, a larger red fox, occurs in 
Nova Scotia. (Lat., reddish.) 
606. UROCYON Baird. (ovpd, tail; xiv, dog.) 
1142. U. cinereoargenteus (Miiller). Gray Fox. Chiefly 
gray; fur dusky or tawny, hairs hoary at tip; tip of tail usually 
dark. L. 40. T.14. Penn. to Texas and S. W. Smaller than 
the Red Fox, and more dog-like in habit and appearance. (Lat., 
ashy-silvery.) 
607. CANIS Linneus. (Lat., dog.) 
1143. C. latrans Say. Coyorr. Prarrrz Wor. Yellowish 
gray, clouded with black; furcoarse; snout sharp. L.55. T.11. 
Minn. and S. W. Common on the plains, burrowing in the ground. 
A vagabond dog-like animal, “half bold and half timid, yet lazy all 
through.” (Lat., barking.) 
1144, C. nubilus Say. Wor. Color exceedingly variable; 
chiefly gray, becoming whitish northward, southward more and 
more blackish and reddish, till in Florida black wolves (ater Rich- 
ardson) predominate, and in Texas red ones (rufus Aud. & Bach.), 
while on the plains is the dusky wolf (the typical nubilus Say). 
L. 65. T.15. Northern regions, common where not exterminated. 
The Dog, Canis familiaris L., is closely allied to the wolf, and in 
part at least derived from the European species, Canis lupus L. 
(nubilus, dusky.) 
Famity CCI. FHLID@. (Tae Cats.) 
Digitigrade Carnivora with the toes 5-4; claws compressed, very 
sharp retractile; palms and soles hairy, with naked pads under 
each toe and the ballof the foot. Body compact; head short, broad, 
and rounded. Dentition i. $$; ¢. +4; pm. $3 or $3; m. £t+= 30 
or 28; canine teeth long and sharp; teeth all strongly trenchant ; 
tongue with short, retrorse papille. General aspect cat-like. 
Species numerous, found in all parts of the world excepting Australia 
and its islands, ‘‘ the fiercest, strongest, and most terrible of beasts,” 
