222 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND FOREST. 



fox's bark, however, is one slwrt, suddenly loud 

 squall, bearing not the remotest resemblance to the 

 bark of a setter. The terrier's bark may be a great 

 deal nearer in pitch, but it is quite as far off in qual- 

 ity of tone. Indeed, between the dog and the fox 

 there is, after all, very little similitude.' 



Reynard's burrow is usually on 

 the border of the wood, and per- ^i'^ 

 haps beside some old stump ; not 

 infrequently he resorts to safer 

 retreats beneath the broken rocks 

 which have fallen from the steep 

 ledges of some mountain. He is a 

 rather strong - smelling animal, and ^]| 

 his home is consequently not without 

 a characteristic odor, all the more 

 apparent in the dampness of 

 a summer evening. The fe- 

 male bears her young 

 anywhere from the 

 middle of March to 

 the middle of April. 

 She has from four 



to eight little ones, with the prettiest faces imagin- 

 able. They make famous pets when captured early 

 in life, but unfortunately turn out treacherous and 

 sly in the end. 



Reynard's burrow. 



