220 



CALIFORNIA MAMMALS. 



temporal crests distinct, widely separated, converging posteriorly; 

 upper postorbital process large and the corresponding process on 

 the zygomatic arch nearly as large; lower jaw but slightly curved; 

 the angular process long, wide, curved, and with a deep wide 

 notch below anteriorly. 



Dental formula, I, 3 — 3; C, i — i ; P, 4 — 4; M, 2 — 3X2=42. 



Urocyon califomicus Me;arns. 



CALIFORNIA GRAY FOX. 



General effect above grizzled' gray, underfur grayish buff, 

 darkest on the head, lightest on the sides, thickly mixed with long 

 hairs which are black in the basal twO' thirds covered by the under- 



Ca.Ufornia Gray Fox. 



fur, then white, then black to tip, the black tip being shorter and 

 paler on the sides ; upper part of head similar tO' the back ; upper 

 side of nose nearly to eyes mixed brown and gray; sometimes 

 quite pale; a white area in front O'f whiskers, this usually including 

 the point of the under lip; remainder of lower jaw black, this area 

 joining the black area at the base of the whiskers; inner surface 

 and edges of ears whitish; convex surface of ears mixed dusky, 



