2!98 HY^NA. 
America, as well as in some parts of Asia. It 
bears a great general resemblance to the common 
species, but is smaller, . entirely black, with a 
somewhat thinner or less bushy tail, hanging 
nearly strait: the ears are larger in proportion 
than those of the common Wolf, and the eyes 
smaller, and situated at a greater distance from 
each other. In America the Black Wolf is chiefly 
found in Canada, and in Europe occurs only in 
the more northern regions. 
In the Gmelinian edition of the Systema Na- 
tures this animal seems to be confounded with 
the Black Fox (a variety of the Fox found in 
Siberia, Kamtschatka, Canada, &c. and so highly 
prized on account of its beautiful fur). The same 
mistake seems also to occur in Schreber. The 
skin of the Black Wolf, however, is considered 
but as a very coarse and indifferent fur. 
HYyENA. 
Canis Hyaena. C. cauda recta, pilis cervicis erectis, auricuUs mi' 
dis, pedibus tetradactylis. JJin. Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 'Ji. 
' Pale-brown Hyaena^ striped with black, with upright mane, na- 
ked ears, strait tail, and four-toed feet. 
L'Hyasna. Btif. 9. p. 268. pi. 25. and suppl. 3 . p, 234. pi. 46. 
Striped Hyaena. Femant Quadr. i.p.i'jo. 
The Hyaena is a native of many parts of Asia 
and Africa, being found in Syria, Persia, Barbary, 
Senegal^ &c. &c. Its general size is that of a 
large Dog, but it is distinguished by great 
