CARNIVORA. 
THE FOXES. 
The foxes exhibit very slight physical differences 
from the dog tribe in general : the leading characters 
of the teeth and nails are the same, except that their 
upper incisor teeth slope a little outwards ; and the 
principal aberration from the common type is in 
having the pupils of the eyes oval, and not round, 
like the dogs in general ; their tail is something 
longer, and more bushy ; and the muzzle is more 
prominent and narrow. They emit a fetid odour, 
and burrow under ground. There are many species, 
or varieties. 
THE COMMON FOX. LE RENARD ORDINAIRE. 
Cams Vulpes* 
The common fox is about the size of the jackal. 
It is yellowish above, and white on the belly ; but 
the hind part of the ear is black. The tail is very 
bushy, and terminated by some black hairs. 
The fox, in general, remains in its subterraneous 
hole during the day; providing itself with this retreat 
not in the depths of the forest, but at its borders, 
and not far from human habitations, in and about 
which it principally seeks its prey. 
