. Andersch bros. hunters and trappers guide illustrating the fur bearing animals of North America the skins of which have a market value. Hunting; Trapping. [from old catalog]; Game laws. 90 Andersch Bros.' Hunters and Trappers Guide. chased, will he seek a place of refuge by the unnatural trait of climbing. The gray fox produces three to five young at a time, and these are invariably born during the month of April. Their usual abode is in caves, burrows and occasionally in hollow logs. THE SWIFT FOX. (Kitt Fox, Lat. Vidpcs vclox.) HE swift fox is the smallest of all the foxes, and strictly a
. Andersch bros. hunters and trappers guide illustrating the fur bearing animals of North America the skins of which have a market value. Hunting; Trapping. [from old catalog]; Game laws. 90 Andersch Bros.' Hunters and Trappers Guide. chased, will he seek a place of refuge by the unnatural trait of climbing. The gray fox produces three to five young at a time, and these are invariably born during the month of April. Their usual abode is in caves, burrows and occasionally in hollow logs. THE SWIFT FOX. (Kitt Fox, Lat. Vidpcs vclox.) HE swift fox is the smallest of all the foxes, and strictly a northern species. Judging from the number of skins received, the animal must be quite numerous in Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and in that part of Canada em- bracing British Columbia, Alberta, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, and probably extending to the (Jreat Slave Lake. In size he is only one-third to one-half that of the red fox. A good comparison can be had by viewing the stuffed specimen in connection with a red fox, as illustrated else- where in this volume. The animal is certainly swift of foot, hard to shoot or trap, exceedingly cunning, more so than the red, gray, or southern prairie fox. Its pelage is more of a woolly nature, topped with gray pointed guard hairs that extend over the fur fibers one-quarter of an inch. The belly portion, beginning with the under lip and extending to the rear flank, is covered with a thin, but long white fur. Its legs are partly covered with white and reddish colored fur, the tail, which is eight to ten inches long, is less bushy and terminates with black hairs. The animal is very cute, neat, and of a pleasing appearance, but when cornered, shows his teeth as do the other species. Habits Like the other species, the swift fox possesses car- nivorous and nocturnal habits, but being of small size is obliged to confine his depredations to small animals or birds Mr. Twamley advises me from Lethbridge that the swift fox is fully as hard, if
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