. Catalogue of the mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British museum. Mammals. 321 one cream-buff sub-terminal annulation, producing a noticeably speckled appearance throughout dark area; flanks with a few long, entirely buff hairs ; sides of body and of neck light cream- buff tinged with clay-colour, in striking contrast with dark areas, the buff lateral area divided at shoulder by band about 60 mm. wide where drab of back crosses to leg; anteriorly the buff lateral area extends to about level of ears where it abruptly gives place to dark brown of
. Catalogue of the mammals of Western Europe (Europe exclusive of Russia) in the collection of the British museum. Mammals. 321 one cream-buff sub-terminal annulation, producing a noticeably speckled appearance throughout dark area; flanks with a few long, entirely buff hairs ; sides of body and of neck light cream- buff tinged with clay-colour, in striking contrast with dark areas, the buff lateral area divided at shoulder by band about 60 mm. wide where drab of back crosses to leg; anteriorly the buff lateral area extends to about level of ears where it abruptly gives place to dark brown of head ; inner surface of ear light buffy grey ; underparts and inner surface of legs buffy greyish, slightly contrasted with sides ; under surface of tail like sides of body, upper surface essentially like back at base (where line of demarcation is well defined), but becoming tinged with buffy toward tip. Winter pelage : entirely white, tinged with yellowish on throat, neck and face ; underfur and posterior surface of ear light drabby grey. In the " blue " phase the entire animal is at all seasons a bluish drab, usually washed with sepia on head and feet, and sprinkled with pure white hairs on face, chin and throat. —The skull is shorter and narrower than that of VuJpes vulpes, but of nearly equal depth, a difference in form due in part to the greater elevation of the interorbital region and in part to the relatively greater depth of brain-case (depth equal to one- third condylobasal length instead of noticeably less as in F. vulpes) ; muzzle less produced than in the common fox and rela- tively wider proximally; zygomata less abruptly spreading anteriorly, so that the region of greatest zygomatic breadth is noticeably at glenoid level. In other respects there is essential agreement with the skull of F. vulpes. Anteorbital foramen over space between pm^ and pm'^; auditory bulla relatively as large as in the larger animal; depth of brain-case through bulla equa
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