FOX. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Vtlpes Lagopus. C. cauda recta, palmis plantisque pilosissimis. 
Linn. Syst. Nat. Gmel. 1 . p. 75. 
The tail straight j all the feet remarkably 
hairy. 
Canis hieme albus, aestate ex cinereo caerules- 
cens. Briss. Quadr. p. 174. 
a. Yulpes alba. Kahn. Bahus. 23&. 
|S. Vulpes CiEHULESCENS. Faun. Suec. 14. 
Arctic Fox. . . Penn. Hist. Quadr. 2. p. 255. pi. 51. Penn. 
Arct. Zool. v. 1. p. 42. n. 10. Bew. 
Quadr. p. 283. 
The observation of Mr. Pennant, that these animals 
have been known to stand by while the trap was 
baiting, and instantly after put their heads into it, 
reminds us of the ingenuity of Sidrophel ; 
“ He made a planetary gin. 
Which rats would run their own heads in. 
And come on purpose to be taken. 
Without the expense of cheese or bacon.” 
These hardy creatures are found only in the 
Arctic regions, where they brave the inclemency 
of the seasons ; and even in the extreme bitterness 
