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SOOTY FOX. 
Canis Fuliginosus. C. cauda recta, corporefuligiiioso. 
Fuliginous D. with strait tail. 
Sooty Fox. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 257. 
This in size and habit resembles the Arctic 
Fox, but is a distinct species. It is said to be nu- 
merous in Iceland, and is mentioned only by Mr. 
Pennant. 
ANTARCTIC FOX. 
Canis Antarcticus. C. cmereo-fuscus nMlosus cauda apice alha. 
Cinereous-brown villous Fox, with the tail tipped with white. 
Antarctic Fox. Pennant Quadr. i.p, 257. 
This^ according to Mr. Pennant, is about a 
third part superior in size to the Arctic Fox^ and 
has pretty much the habit of a Wolf in its ears, 
tail, and strength of limbs. The French, there- 
fore, call it Loup-Renard, or Wolf-Fox. The 
head and body are cinereous brown; the hair 
more woolly than that of the common Fox ; the 
ears short and pointed; their insides lined with 
white hairs: the legs are dashed with rust-colour; 
the tail dusky, more bushy, and shorter than that 
of the common Fox, and tipped with white. It 
is a native of the Falkland isles, and is said to be 
almost the only land quadruped of those distant 
spots. It resides near the shores; kennels like a 
Fox, and forms regular paths from bay to bay. 
