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Show 49-1 DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE CAN1D.E. [Julie 25, Subfam. 1. LYCAONINA. Head short, broad; nose short, broad. Teeth large, close together. Palate very broad, short. Tail short, straight. 1. LYCAON. Subfam. 2. CANINA. Head more or less elongate; nose tapering. Teeth moderate. Palate elongate. A. Wolves. Tail short, straight, bushy. Skull elongate. Old World and America. * Head short; teeth 38,- tubercular grinders-i- 2. ICTICYON. South America. ** Head short; teeth 40 ; tubercular grinders y^. 3. C U O N . Old World-Asia. *** Head elongate; teeth 42 ; tubercular grinders =-:. Temporal muscles separated by a narrow linear central ridge. 4. LUPUS. Head moderate; nose broad. Europe and North America. 5. S I M E N I A . Head very long ; nose slender. Premolars far apart, small. Africa. 6. C H R Y S O C Y O N . Head very long; nose slender. Premolars approximate, large. South America. B. Dogs. Tail elongate, bent or curled. Skull short or elongate. 7. CANIS. Domesticated. c Fox-tailed Wolves. Tail elongated, hairy. South American. * Teeth 42 ; tubercular grinders ^-i. 8. LYCALOPEX. Pupil circular. Upper tuberculars large. 9. P S E U D A L O P E X . Pupil elongate. Upper tuberculars moderate. ** Teeth 44 ; tubercular grinders j^|. 10. THOUS. Section II. VULPIN.E. Skull slight, thin, elongate; nose tapering, long. Postorbital process thin, concave above, and spread out horizontally at the tip. Vulpina, Burmeister. Subfam. 3. VULPINA. D. Foxes. Tail elongate, bushy, with a gland covered with coloured hair on the upper part, near the base. Skull very loii"-. Upper |