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Show MAMMALIA. 7 in the intensity of their colouring, but among those brought from Chile I do not perceive any agreeing with that species, or variety, mentioned by Molina as approaching to an orange colour. All the specimens whose dimensions are here given, are preserved in spirit. Two of them are from Maldonado brought by Mr. Darwin; three were collected in Hayti by Mr. J. Hearne, and one is from Chile, whence it was brought by Mr. H. Cuming. From Chile. Hayti. Hayti. Hayti. Maldonado. Maldonado. Q Q ~ ~ Q Q ln. Lines. In. Lines. In. Lines. In. Lines. In. Lines. In. Lines. Length of heacl and body . 2 3 1 11 0 2 ot 2 6 6 of tail . 1 14 1 2 1 2 1 It 1 1 2 of free portion of ditto 0 64 0 5 0 6t 0 5 ~ 0 8~ 0 Bi Expanse of wings 10 a 9 3 9 8 9 0 10 6 10 Length of antibrachium 1 7 1 6 1 64 1 6 1 8 1 of cars 0 5 0 44 0 4t 0 4i 0 5 ~ 0 54 Width of ditto 0 7 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 7 0 7 Length from nose to eye 0 at 0 a 0 at 0 a 0 at 0 at In all the specimens examined by me, there are two incisors in the upper jaw, and adult. four in the lower, they would therefore, according to M. Temminck, be FAMILY-CARNIVORA. 1. CANIS ANTARCTICUS. PLATE IV. Antarctic Wolf, P ennant, History of Quadrupeds, vol. i. p. 257. sp. 165. Canis Antarcticus, Sltaw, Gen. Zoo!. vol. i. pt. 2. p. 331. ------, Desm. Mamm. p. 199. C. sttpra sm·dide julvescenti-brunneus, pilis ad apicem nigris; laterib1ts, corporeque subtus, sordide jlavescenti:fuscis; capite, auribusque extus, jitsco nig1·oq1te adspersis; at'tubus jlavescenti-julvis; labiis, guld, abdornine imo, femorilmsque inllis, sm·dide albis; cauda ad basin concolore cum corpore, detn nigdJ, apice albo. DESCRIPTION.-This animal is considerably larger than the common fox, (Canis Vulpes, Auct.) and stouter in its proportions, and, in fact, appears to be intermediate between the ordinary foxes and the wolves. The tail is much |