236 Major-Gen, II a r dwicke On the Wild Dog of Sumatra, 



The resemblance between this animal and the Wild Dog of 

 the Ramglmr hills, called Quiio, is strikingly close ; the colour 

 of both is the same, the black bushy tail the same, as also the 

 form of the nose ; but the ears of the Sumatra Dog are more 

 rounded. 



It has also a great affinity to the Dog of New Zealand. One 

 of these animals was exhibited in the Museum of Mr. Brooks, 

 Blenheim-street, Great Marlborough-street, in April 1815. 



VJVERRA? Linsaxg. 

 Tab. XXIV. 



Head small, ovate, much pointed, finely tapering, the upper jaw 

 much longer than the under ; whiskers numerous, setaceous, 

 longer than the head, pointing backwards ; eyes equi-distant 

 between the nose and ears, small, circular ; ears rounded, of 

 a moderate size ; neck almost twice the length of the head ; 

 body twice the length of the neck ; tail nearly as long as the 

 body, cylindrical ; legs of nearly equal length, and, in pro- 

 portion to the size of the animal, rather long ; feet in propor- 

 tion, planted like those of the feline genus ; toes five on each 

 foot, before and behind ; claws very small, retractile, and so 

 obscured in the fur as to be hardly visible. 



The general colour of the animal is a yellowish-white, covered 

 with longitudinal broad lines, and long confluent spots of 

 black ; the spots on the legs and lowest line of the abdomen 

 more distinct. 



The tail annulated with six bands of black, alternating with as 

 many of the ground colour of the animal, yellowish-white. 



The belly, under-part of neck and inner side of the legs yellow- 

 ish-white ; nose black, and a black streak extending from the 

 posterior corner of the eye to the side of the neck. 



Length 



