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Show 12 ZOOLOGY OF TilE VOYAGE OF TilE BEAGLE. (after it, together with its female, had destroyed nearly two hundred fowls) bitterly complained of its craftiness. From this bold curiosity in the disposition of the Culpeu, Molina thought that it was the same animal as that described by Byron at the Falkland Islands, but we now know that they are different. The Culpeu burrows holes under ground, often wanders about by day, is very strong and fleet. When riding one day in the valley of Copiap6, accompanied by a half-bred greyhound, I happened to come across one of these foxes ; and although the ground was, in the first part of the chase, level, it soon entirely distanced its pursuer. Whilst running, it barked so like a dog, that until it had run some way a-head of the greyhound, I could not tell from which animal the noise proceeded. After the Culpeu had reached the mountains, it made a sudden bend from its course, ancl returned in a nearly parallel line, but at the base of a steep cliff of rock ; it then quietly seated itself on its haunches, and seemed to listen with much satisfaction to the dog, which was running the scent on the mountain side, above its head."-D. 3. CANIS FULVIPES. rLAIE vr. Canis fulvipes, .Martin, Proceedings of the Zoologica.l Society of London, 1837, p. I 1. C. sttpr?z niger, albo adspersus, capite lateribusqtte fuscis, sordide albo nigro'jtte adspersis; 1·ostro superiore, mentoqtte fnsco-nigricantibus; guld, labiis sttperioribus, jem01·ibusque ad partem anteriorem,sordide albis; pectm·e abdominequefnscesceutibus; aurilnts exte1·ne 1'ttfo-caslaneis; bracltiis interne, tm·sis, digitisquefuscescenti-fulvis; m·t?lbus posticis extus supra calcemfusco-nigTescentib·us; caudce colm·e ad basin ut in C07'[J01'e, apice nig1·o. DESCRIPTION.-This species is considerably less than the common European fox, (Canis Vttlpes, Auct.) its weight probably would scarcely exceed half that of the latter animal. The form of the body is stout, the limbs are short and rather slender; the head is also short, and the muzzle is pointed ; the ears are of moderate size. The tail is about equal to half the whole length of the body, head included; and compared with that of ordinary foxes, is much less bushy, especia11y at the base. The general hue of this animal is very dark ; the fur is rather short, and harsh to the touch ; the under fur is abundant, and of a woolly texture. On the back, all the hairs are of a deep brown colour, annulated with white near the apex, and black at the apex. When the fur is |