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XVI. Descriptions of the Wild Dog of Sumatra, a new Species of 

 Viverra, and a new Species of Pheasant. By Major-General 

 Thomas Hardwicke, F.R.S. and L.S. 



Read May 2, 1820. 



CANIS FAMILIARIS. VAR. SuMATRENSIS. 



Wild Dog of Sumatra. 

 Tab. XXIII. 

 Countenance of a Fox ; nose pointed ; apex black ; whiskers 

 long and black ; eyes oblique ; ears erect, more rounded than 

 in the common Fox or Jackall, very hairy ; muzzle foxy brown 

 much mixed with black ; tail pendulous, bushy, most so about 

 the middle, smaller at the origin ; hair black, reaching to the 

 leg-joint. 

 The animal stands high on its legs, which are long in proportion 

 to its size. Feet firmly planted, but not resting on the heel ; 

 toes four in front, large and strongly united ; a fifth very small, 

 on the inner side of the foot and remote from the rest ; claws 

 long, compressed, strong, not retractile ; above the small toe 

 is a round tubercle or callosity on each leg. 

 The general colour of the animal a foxy-ferruginous red, vary- 

 ing to lighter shades on the belly and inside the thighs. 



The action of the animal in confinement is, like most other 

 wild animals, restless in the extreme while any one stands near; 

 and if teased, it emits a most foetid urine. Its voice is more of a 

 cry than a bark. 



The length of the subject about 24 inches ; height 14 inches. 



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