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VarJ 
CROSS FOX. 
This is described by Gesner in the appendix to 
his History of Viviparous Quadrupeds. In this 
variety a black line or stroke extends from the 
nose along the head and whole length of the 
back and tail, and is crossed by another band of 
the same colour over the shoulders, and along the 
outside of the fore legs, to the feet. Its throat is 
of a blackish tinge. It is a native, according to 
Gesner, of the northern parts of Europe, but is 
not found in Germany. He described it from a 
skin. Olaus Magnus affirms, that the skin of 
these crossed Foxes sells at a great price, and is 
considered as a valuable fur. — Vid, Aldr, dig. 
According to Mr. Pennant, it is a native not 
only of the northern parts of Europe, but of Asia 
and North America. Great number of the skins 
are imported from Canada, and are much esteemed 
for their thick and soft fur: the belly is black: 
and the skin varies, as to cast of colour, in differ- 
ent specimens, but in all is the blackness. 
Var. ? 
BLACK FOX. 
This variety occurs in the northern parts of 
Europe, Asia, and America. The Asiatic ones. 
