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Indian dogs, is extracted from the manuscript 

 no es of the late Mr. William Bartram, one of the 

 earliest naturalists of this country. 



" The Indian dogs which I have observed 

 among the south-western nations, are generall)'^ 

 black, pied-black and white, and some of other 

 colours, but most commonly black ; having sharp 

 pointed, erect ears ; the muzzle long and pointed, 

 much like the wolf, but their tail is not so bushy, 

 and they are not so noisy as our dogs ; they are 

 slender and of various sizes, some not larger than 

 the fox, and resembling them in shape and appeax'- 

 ance ; probably a spurious race engendered be= 

 tween the wolf and fox ; displaying the sly and 

 subtle look of these animals. They are fierce, 

 watchful, and faithful to their keepers, but have a 

 peculiar antipathy to white people. 



" The J^eivfoundlcind dog is undoubtedly native 

 of North America, and seem to be of the same 

 race, or derived from the Greenland dogs. They 

 are much larger than the Indian dog above no- 

 ticed, being as large or larger than the wolf or 

 mastiff, and are remarkabl}^ different in shape, be- 

 ing more clumsily formed ; their limbs strong and 

 muscular; their ears not so erect and peaked, 

 being more like those of the bear, as is also their 

 muzzle; their lips are not so pendant, infolded, or 

 tumid, as those of the Spaniel or European dogs. 

 Their tail is verv short, like that of the bear; 



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