144 MAMMALIA. TERM. Dog. 



255 a. White Ardic Fox. — -C/ Vulpes Lagopus albus. 



Is of a white colour. Kalm. Bahus. 236. 



Ifatis, or Arftic Dog. Sm. Buff. vii. 268. J. G. Gmelin. nov. com. Petrop. v. 1760, 358. Pens.. 

 hift. of quad. n. 140. Ardt. zool. n. 10. 



256 j3. Bluifh Ardic Fox. — C. Vulpes Lagopus caendefcens. 

 Is of a bluifh colour. Faun. Suec. 14. 



257 20. Crofs Fox. — C, Vulpes crucigera. 



Has a black crofs on the fhoulders. 



Vulpes crucigera. Briff. quad. 241. n. 6. — Kors-raef. Faun. fuec. 4. — Crofs Fox. Penn. hilt, 

 of quad. n. 139. /3. Arct. zool. n. 1 1. p. 



Inhabits the coldeft parts of Europe, Afia, and North America. — Has a black mark along the 

 back to the tail, and a tranfverfe black band crofs the fhoulders ; the fur is thicker and fofter than 

 that of the Common Fox, and is reckoned valuable. This variety of Fox is paffed over with hardly 

 any notice by Dr Gmelin, but is placed here on the authority of Mr Pennant. 



258 21. Chilefe Fox. — C. Vulpes chilenfts. 



Has a ftraight and very long tail, which is fmooth, and the tip is of the fame colour 

 with the reft. 

 Canis culpaeus. Molin. hift. nat. Chil. i. iv. 259. 



Inhabits Chili. 



259 22. Antartic Fox. — C. Vulpes auflratis. 



The tail hangs down, is bufliy, and is tipt with white ; the ears are fhort, ered, and 

 pointed. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 141. 



Coyotl, Vulpes indicus, or Indian Fox. Fernand. Mex. 4. Loup-renard, or Wolf Fox. Bougain- 

 ville's voy. Eng. tranf. 58. 



Inhabits America and Falkland's iflands. — This fpecies or variety is about a third larger than the 

 Common Fox, and has much the habits of the Wolf, in the ears, tail, and ftrength of limbs. It 

 lives near the fhores in Falkland's iflands, in kennels like Foxes, and has regular paths from one part 

 of the fhore to another for furprifing the fea-fowl, on which it chiefly feeds. It is very tame, barks 

 like a Dog, and fmells very fetid. The head and body are covered with woolly hair of a cinereous 

 brown colour ; the legs are dafhed with ruft colour ; the tail is dufky, and tipt with white ; the in-' 

 fides of the ears are lined with white hair. 



260 23. Zerda. — 17. Cants Cer do. 17. 



Is of a pale yellowifh brown colour ; having a long, ftraight, fmooth tail, and very 



long, eredj rofe coloured ears* 



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