Class I. FOX. 83 



it dreams. Procis rixantibus crudelis : catu- 

 llt cum variis : mordet ilia illos : coh&ret co- 

 pula junctus: it goes with young sixty- three 

 days; and commonly brings from four to 

 eight at a time : the male puppies resemble 

 the dog, the female the bitch. It is the most 

 faithful of all animals : is very docile : hates 

 strange dogs : will snap at a stone thrown at 

 it : will howl at certain musical notes : all 

 (except the South American kind) will bark at 

 strangers : dogs are rejected by the Maho- 

 metans." 



Vulpes. Rati syn. quad. 177. Vulpes auctorum. Hasselquist 11. Fox. 



Morton sNorthampt. 444. Itin. 191. 



Meyer s an. i. Tab. 36. Canis Vulpes. Gm. Lin. 73. 



Canis fulvus, pilis cinereis Canis Alopex. C. cauda recta 



intermixtis. Brisson quad. apice nigro. vulpes campes- 



173. tris. Lin. Syst. 59. 



De Buffon. Torn. vii. 75. Canis cauda recta apice albo, 



Tab. 6. Faun. Suec. 7. 



Gesn. quad. §66. Vulpes vulgaris. Klein, quad. 73. 



Br. Zool. 28. Hist. quad. p. 

 251. Arct. Zool. i. 51. 



Brit. Llwynogj/cera. Llwynoges Germ. Fuchs 



Fren. Le Renard Dut. Vos 



Jtal. Volpe Sived. Raff 



Span. Raposa Dan. Rev. 

 Port. Rapoza 



X HE fox is a crafty, lively, and libidinous ani- 

 mal. It begins to engender at the age of twelve 



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