26 DR. EMMONS’ REPORT. April, 
24 inches. Narrowest part of the skull, just anterior to the line of 
greatest width, 8 tenths of an inch. 
4. CANIS. 
Gy plas 
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Canis lupus. Wolf. Color reddish yellow in the summer, black 
along the back in winter, and obscurely striped with black along the 
sides. Large patch of white beneath the lower jaw, and between the 
fore legs. Hair short insummer, and long in winter, and in northerly 
regions it often becomes white. Whole length about 3 feet. Height 
2 feet 5 inches, tail, 12 inches. Head 10, ears from 24 to 3. 
Length of the skull, from the base of the incisors to the middle of the 
meatus auditorius, 8 inches. Breadth at the base of the zygomatic 
process, three inches and a half. Greatest breadth of the zygomatic 
arches, 5 inches. Breadth of the cerebral mass, over the meatus, 2 
inches and 3 tenths. Height over the same line, 2 inches and one 
tenth. The head is thick, but the snout long and slender, tail tufted 
with black and white, and never recurved like that of the dog. An- 
terior legs black in front. Voice a howl. Snaps when it bites, 
without retaining its hold. Hunts in packs when necessary, appa- 
rently with preconcerted movements. Female brings forth 4 or,5 
young at a time, which are blind. The wolf acquires its full size 
in three years: It is capable of domestication, of becoming attached 
to its captor by kind treatment, yet, like the greyhound, is more for- 
getful than some other breeds of dogs, and cannot be made watchful 
of the premises of its master. Length of the individual from which 
the drawing was taken, 5 feet, measuring from the nose to the end 
of the shaft of the tail. Length of the shaft of the tail, 14 inches. 
Length of the tuft at the end of the tail, 3 inches. Height at the 
fore legs, 2 feet 1 inch; at the posterior, 2 feet 4 inches. From the 
nose to the base of the ear, 74 inches, measured over the eye. 
Length of the ear 3 inches. Circumference, just behind the fore 
legs, 1 foot 9 inches. 
Whole length of the skin of a black wolf, 4 feet 4 inches. Tail 
12 inches. From the end of the foot to the centre of the back ante- 
Gen. Char. Teeth, total, 40. 
