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THE MAMMALS OE EGYPT. 
VuLPES FAMELICA, Cretzschm. (Plate XXXllI.) 
Cams famelicus, Cretzschm. RiippelPs Atlas, 1826, p. 15, pi. v.; Mivart, Canidae, 1890, p. 144, pi.; 
de Winton, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1899, p. 546. 
Megalotis famelicus, Smith (H.), Tardiness Nat. Libr. ix. 1839, p. 235. 
Fennecus famelicus, Lesson, Tabl. Reg. Anim. 1842, j). 39. 
Durrur, ? , skin and skull. 28.1.94. 
A very much smaller animal than the Eed Fox. The ears are large ; the legs rather 
short; the tail very full and bushy ; the fur generally very long, soft, and dense. The 
general colour is soft fawn, more or less interspersed with coarser grizzled hairs, 
producing a steel-blue tint. The head is of a pale yellow fawn-colour, as also the 
back of the ears; the face paler yellowish buff, with strong brown patches immediately 
above the whiskers ; this dark colour, slightly modified, encircles the eyes. Along the 
dorsal line the fur is redder than on the sides of the body, the under-fur being here 
tipped with reddish brown, while it is blue-grey throughout on the sides. The legs 
are pale, with reddish-brown patches on the back of the hind legs above the heels. 
The tail has a well-developed white tag; the gland on its dorsal surface is generally 
marked by a depression in the fur, and the fur beneath is found to be clogged with 
a yellow substance, which gives otf a distinct aromatic odour. Soles of the feet densely 
clothed and padded with hair. 
A specimen in the British Museum, presented by Mr. R. J. Cuninghame, bears the 
following particulars on the label:—“Trapped on edge of Desert near Cairo, 18 Jan., 
1898, $ . Head and body 415 mm., tail 305, hind foot 97, ear 87. Weight 2 lbs. 9 oz.” 
Measurements of skull:—Greatest length 103 mm.; greatest breadth 55; breadth of 
brain-case 40; narrowest temporal constriction 19’5 ; width of postorbital processes 
23 ; least interorbital width 18 ; basal length 93'5 ; length of palate 50 ; greatest width 
outside ms. 1 32T; outside pms. 1 15. 
Teeth rather large in proportion to the size of the skull, resembling in form those 
of V. cegyptiaca, but much smaller. 
This particularly handsome species has a very wide range. There is a specimen 
in the British Museum from Afghanistan. It is known to occur in Somaliland. 
Information as to habits and distribution in the Nile Valley is much needed. 
The specimen, a female, from which the Plate was drawn was obtained at 
Durrur.—W. E. be W- 
Dr. Anderson made the following notes on this species:— 
1 $ and 3 juv. (2 6 and 1 ? ). The female escaped at night. 
The young animals newly born: ears and eyes closed. The general colour is black 
