*es 
Cutting teeth., the upper jaw sioc i the lateral 
distant , the intermediate ones (abated ; Canine 
teeth , solitary , inciirvated ; . Grinders , she or 
seven. 
CaNIS Lur T J3 ? fP/Vi to// inwards. 
The general colour of the Wolf is a pale grey , with 
a cast of yellowish, but it varies much, both as to co- 
lour and size, in different climates. 
In France and Germany, they have been found of a yel- 
low colour, in Russia white, in Canada black, and at 
the Cape of Good Hope grey-striped and black. Like 
many other carnivorous quadrupeds, they increase in size 
the nearer they approach the torrid zone. 
A theory has for some time prevailed, that the Wolf 
is the original, or stock from which the numerous varie- 
ties of the common dog have descended. It is true, that 
the Wolf and the dog have bred together, and that their 
progency have been fertile, yet this alone cannot be con- 
sidered as a sufficient proof of real identity of species. 
The Wolf is sufficiently distinguished from the dog, b j 
his superior size, stronger limbs, more muscular body* 
and triangular face ; his tail also is long, bushy, and 
