326 ARCTIC FOX. 
elegant appearance to the animal. It is an inhabit- 
ant of the forests of Louisiana, and preys on game. 
ARCTIC FOX. 
Canis Lagopus. C. cauda recta, palmis plaiitisque pilosissmm* 
Lin, Si/st. Nat. Gmel. J». 75« 
With strait tail, thick furred feet. 
Isatis. Buff', i^. p. 2'J2. 
Canis hyeme albuSj aestate ex cinereo caerulescens. Bris, 
Qnadr. p. 174. 
Valpes Caerulescens. Lin. Faun. Suec. 14. 
Arctic Fox. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 2^^. 
This species is inferior in size to the common 
Fox: its colour is a blueish-grey, which some- 
times changes to perfect white : when young it is 
said to be of a dusky colour : the hair is extremely 
thick, long, and soft : the nose is sharp ; the ears 
almost hid in the fur, and are short and rounded : 
the legs are short, and the toes are covered both 
above and below with a very thick soft fur : the 
tail is shorter than that of the common Fox, but 
more bushy. These animals (says Mr. Pen- 
nant) are found only in the Arctic regions, a 
few degrees within and without the polar circle. 
They inhabit Spitzbergen, Greenland, and Ice- 
land: are only migratory in Hudson's Bay, once 
in four or five years : are found again in Bering's 
and Copper Isle, next to it, but none beyond : in 
Kamtschatka, and all the countries bordering on 
the frozen sea, which seems their great residence ; 
comprehending a woodless track of heath land. 
