386 THE PRAIRIE WOLF, OR COYOTE. 
selves; and that there is no essential discrepancy whatever in 
general ‘* build” :— 
COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF A MEDIUM SIZED MALE POINTER 
: AND SEVERAL COYOTES OF BOTH SEXES. 
The measurements are given in inches and decimals. 
Pointer! Large | Medium | Large | Small 
E O i Coyoté. | Coyoté. | Coyoté. | Coyoté. 
TT . | No. 2692 | No. 2735 | No. 2732 | No. 2731 
Standing height at shoulder....... Sus 24 24 21 22 19 
Tip of nose to root of tail........ ence 36 36 33 84 28 
Tail to end of vertebræ 13 14 12 14 il 
Tail to end of hairs 14 18 15 16°50 13°50 
Tip Of nose tO €y€...s.sesessscecrecsse 4 4 os TG 4 3°50 
Tip of nose to ear 8 copeonee 7:50 T5 7 
Tip of nose to OCCIpUt......ceeeseeeees 9 8°50 8°25 8°50 750 
Elbow to end of fore claws l4 13°25 12 12°50 | 11°50 
Knee to end of hind claws............ 16 16°25 WU ay ae soscuent 
Heel to end of hind claws.......++...5 8 7-25 675 7 6:50 
Width across eyes at inner canthus... PAG bc ca 100 | caries E C 
Width across eyes at outer canthus... A ES Pen a | i cw OE 
Width across inner base of ears...... 6 parokio + éiuweeea | terme 
Height of ear above notch............ 5 fasta SS 4 Dee ei eee 
Width across tips of outstretched ears 15 See IW bs ree 
Greatest width of ear pressed flat.... B25 fia lees B05 | E E 
Tight girth of muzzle at middle....... P50} oi PRL ESER aon eee 
Tight girth of chest 26 ane 19 jot See 
Tight girth of belly a Panek ee seeserer 
Longest hairs of back a ici 5 O N 
Width across hairs of tail pressed flat. | ........ | ........ POO [scrii asa 
The coyoté appears more stoutly built, but this is deceptive, 
owing to the dense furring ; the various girths show the contrary. 
It is, however, somewhat more “compact,” the limbs lacking 4 
certain freedom of swing, if not being slightly shorter. 
It would not be much to the point to compare the pelages, since 
the cultivated coat of the pointer differs quite as much from the 
shaggy one of numerous other dogs, as from that of the coyoté. 
It is interesting to observe, however, that even the closest- 
