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body ; and the annuli on the tail, are not noticed ; 
it appears, that this specimen was probably either a 
variety, or was seen in its summer dress. 
We shall merely mention several other foxes, that 
have been named by writers, without attempting, 
from want of data, to determine which of them may 
be distinct, and which the same described under 
different names ; premising, that much difficulty ex- 
ists on this subject, from the changes many of these 
animals undergo in colour at different seasons. 
The Virginian fox of Catesby, of a silvery gray 
colour. 
The yellow fox of Desmarest, very like the com- 
mon fox, but which presented a slight anatomical 
variety in the shape of the crates laterales. 
The red fox of Bartram, from Florida, entirely 
red. 
The Surinam fox of Pennant (canis thous, Gm.), 
gray all over. 
The Bengal fox of Pennant, a small species, the 
body of which is pale brown. 
The sooty fox of Pennant, which appears to cor- 
respond with that found in the Arctic regions. 
