LADDER 425 



Foxes 

 Gray Fox Urocyon cinereo-argenteus. 



Length of tody, 2J feet ; tail, 14 inches. 

 Red, Black, or Silver Fox . . . Ifulpes pennsylvanica. 



Length of body, 21 feet ; tail, 1| feet. 

 Arctic Fox . Vulpes lagopus. 



Length of body, 2 feet ; tail, 14 inches. 



Beae Family 

 UrsidcB 



(Number of North American SpL'oies, Six to Eiglit) 



Large, broad mammals, with soft, shaggy fur; round, 

 hairy ears of medium size ; five-toed feet, with naked soles 

 and fixed claws ; short tails. Can walk upright. Prefer a 

 mixed diet. 



Black or Brown Bear Ursus americanus. 



Height at shoulder, 2 feet 10 inches. 



Grizzly Bear . . Ursus horribilis. 



Height at shoulder, 4 feet. 



Polar Bear .... Thalarctos maritimus. 



Height at shoulder, 4 feet. 



Raccoon Family 

 ProcyonidsB 



(Number of Nortii American Species, Tliree) 



Little cousins of the Bear, resembling both the Bear and 

 Cat. Broad head, pointed muzzle; stands on the sole of 

 the foot ; curved, pointed claws ; long tail, covered with 

 ringed fur. Fur on body thick and soft. 



Raccoon Procyon lotor. 



Length of body, 2J feet ; tail, 11 inches. 



Cacomistle, or Civet Cat . . . Bassaricus flavus. 



Length of body, 1! feet ; tail, l\ feet. 



