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U. S. P. R. R. EXP. AND SURVEYS—GEOLOGY-GENERAL REPORT. 
Inches. 
Lines. 
Total length_....._ 
43 
7 
Tail to tip of hairs_ 
14 
2 
Tail to tip of vertebrae___ 
11 
3 
Length of head___....._ 
7 
9 
Height of ear above the crown_ 
3 
11 
Greatest breadth of ear__,_ 
2 
5 
Length of upper canine -_- -___-------_ 
8* 
31 
Bone of the penis_-_ 
2 
The prairie wolf brings forth its young in its burrows in April, sometimes as many as ten in 
number. Its voice is a bark, like that of the domestic dog. 
List of specimens. 
Catalogue num¬ 
ber. 
Corresp’dingNo. 
of skull. 
Sex and age. 
Locality. 
When collected. 
Whence obtained. 
Nature of speci¬ 
men. 
Original number. 
£ 
667 
2199 
Bodega, California.._ 
Feb., 1854 
Lt. W. P. Trowbridge - 
Skin_ 
T. A. Szabo _ 
1389 
San Francisco, California. 
483 
2198 
San Francisco mountains, 
Lt. A. W. Whipple .. 
Dr. C. B. Kennerly. 
New Mexico. 
A. Schott_ 
128 
1114 
F.ap'le Pass, Texa,s_ _ 
April, 1852 
Major W. H. Emory . 
..do_ 
do 
1712 
Q 
Mesilla Valley, N. M_ 
Jan., 1856 
Capt. J. Pope_ 
_ _do_ 
174 
1713 
3 
Jan. 22, ’56 
175 
1834 
Fort Pierre, Nebraska---- 
1856. 
Lt. G. K. Warren_ 
Dr. F. V. Hayden. 
1712 
.do. 
1713 
1863 
1524 
Upper Missouri_... . 
1823 
Mouth of Vermilion_ 
Oct. 25, ’56 
205 
1176 
Bois de Sioux, Nebraska -. 
1853. 
Gov. I. I. Stevens_ 
Skin_ 
Dr. Geo. Suckley. 
2340 
Fort Riley, Kansas 
Feb., 1857 
Dr. W. A. Hammond 
2341 
_ _ _do 
.. do . 
and L. de Vesey 
