. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 60 FLESH-EATERS 1,165,000,—for America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. In the London market the price of the finest slcins has risen from $ in 1896 to $ in 1910. This is due to the decreasing annual supply. The range of the Red Fox is very wide. From North Carolina and Tennessee it extends through the whole north- eastern United States, westward to Montana, and northward to the limit of trees. It is the most common fox in Alaska, wherever there are trees. It is so cu
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. 60 FLESH-EATERS 1,165,000,—for America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. In the London market the price of the finest slcins has risen from $ in 1896 to $ in 1910. This is due to the decreasing annual supply. The range of the Red Fox is very wide. From North Carolina and Tennessee it extends through the whole north- eastern United States, westward to Montana, and northward to the limit of trees. It is the most common fox in Alaska, wherever there are trees. It is so cun- ning and so well able to take care of itself, even in populous coun- tries, that it refuses to be exterminated. The length of an average specimen is 24-1-13 inches; height, 13 inches. There is little pleasure to be derived from foxes kept in captivity as pets. They are very nervous, easily frightened, and, as a rule, are totally lacking in all the sentiments which resemble affection. Nevertheless, we have seen, and also owned. Red Foxes that were tame and partially trustworthy when handled. The Cross Fox is really a color phase of the red fox, marked by black legs and under-parts, a dark-colored cross on the shoulders, steel-gray body and head, and a big black tail with a snow-white tip. There is a reddish patch behind. Sanborn, Photo., N. Y. Zoological Park. RED Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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