MAMMALIA. 
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in the intensity of their colouring, but among those brought from Chile 1 do not 
perceive any agreeing with that species, or variety, mentioned by Molina as 
approaching to an orange colour. All the specimens whose dimensions are here 
given, are preserved in spirit. Two of them are from Maldonado brought by 
Mr. Darwin; three were collected in Hayti by Mr. J. Hearne, and one is from 
Chile, whence it was 
brought by Mr. H. Cuming. 
From Chile. Hayti. Hayti. 
Hayti. 
Maldonado. 
Maldonado. 
In. 
2 
Lines. 
9 
In. Lines. 
$ 
In. Lines. 
In. 
$ 
Lines. 
In. 
9 
Lines. 
In. 
9 
Lines. 
Length of head and body . 
. 2 
3 
1 11 
2 0 
2 
2 
6 
2 
6 
of tail . 
1 
1 2 
1 2 
1 
H 
1 
1 
1 
2 
of free portion of ditto . 0 
0 5 
0 
0 
5h 
0 
8f 
0 
Expanse of wings . 
. 10 
3 
9 3 
9 8 
9 
0 
10 
6 
10 
2 
Length of antibrachium . 
1 
7 
1 6 
1 6* 
1 
6 
1 
8 
1 
9 
of ears 
. 0 
5 
0 4£ 
0 4f 
0 
0 
H 
0 
Width of ditto 
. 0 
7 
0 6 
0 6 
0 
6 
0 
7 
0 
7 
Length from nose to eye . 
. 0 
0 3 
0 3§ 
0 
3 
0 
H 
0 
H 
In all the specimens examined by me, 
there 
are two incisors in 
the upper 
jaw, and four in the lower, they would therefore, according to M. Temminck, be 
adult. 
Family — CARNIVORA. 
1. Canis Antarcticus. 
Plate IY. 
Antarctic Wolf, Pennant , History of Quadrupeds, vol. i. p. 257. sp. 165. 
Canis Antarcticus, Shaw, Gen. Zool. vol. i. pt. 2. p. 331. 
, Desm. Mamm. p. 199. 
C. supra sordide fulvescenti-brunneus, pilis ad apicem nigris ; lateribus, corporeque 
subtiis, sordide flavescenti-fuscis ; capite , auribusque extiis, fusco nigroque adsper- 
sis ; artubus Jlavescenti-fulvis ; labiis, guld, abdomine imo, femoribusque intiis, sor- 
dide albis ; cauda ad basin concolore cum corpore, deln nigra, apice albo. 
Description. — This animal is considerably larger than the common fox, ( Canis 
Vulpes, Auct.) and stouter in its proportions, and, in fact, appears to be 
intermediate between the ordinary foxes and the wolves. The tail is much 
