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in its ordinary position, the brown colour is not seen, and the black and 

 white produce a grizzled appearance ; the black colour, however, predomi- 

 nates. On the sides of the body each hair is grayish at the base, then 

 pale brown, near the apex annulated with white, and at the apex black : the 

 three last mentioned colours are exhibited in about equal proportions (the fur 

 being in its natural position) over the haunches and shoulders, but between 

 these two parts, the brown and white colours are the more conspicuous. The 

 hairs of the head are coloured in the same way as those of the sides of the 

 body, excepting that the brown portion of each hair, is replaced by rusty 

 brown, which gives a rufous hue to this part. The muzzle and chin are of a 

 sooty brown colour. A dirty white patch is observable on each side of the 

 muzzle at the apex, and this colour is extended along the margin of the upper 

 lip on to the lower part of the cheeks, and over the whole of the throat ; all 

 the hairs in these parts (with the exception of those on the lips) being of a 

 deep brownish gray colour, with their apical portions only, white. The ears 

 are covered internally with long yellowish white hairs ; towards, and on the 

 margin of the ears externally, the hairs are of a buff colour, on the remaining 

 portion of the ears, and on the sides of the neck, they are of a reddish chestnut 

 hue. The hairs of the under parts of the body are brown, those near the 

 hinder legs, and between them, are of a dirty white colour at the apex ; 

 towards the rump they are of a yellowish brown colour. The hairs of the 

 tail are brown, black at the apex, and annulated with white near the apex ; 

 on the apical portion the hairs are black, and brown at the base. The fore 

 legs are of a brown colour externally, internally they are of a brownish 

 fulvous hue ; such is also the colour of the feet. The fore part of the posterior 

 legs is whitish, and there is a large blackish patch on the outer side, and 

 extending around the posterior part, above the heel. 



In. 



Lines. 



24 











*4 



10 







In. Lines. 

 Length of ear ..... 2 3^ 

 Height of body at shoulders . .10 6 



Length from nose to root of tail . 

 to base of ear . 

 of tail (hair included) 



Habitat, Chiloe. (December.) 



" I killed this animal on the sea-beach, at the southern point of the 

 island ; it is considered extremely rare in the northern and inhabited districts. 

 Molina mentions this fox, which he falsely considered as the C. lagopus, under 

 the name of the Payne Guru, and he adds, that in the Archipelago of Chiloe, it 

 is found of a black colour. From this circumstance I am induced to believe 

 that the species is confined to these islands."— D. 



