THE KIIOLSUN, OR DHOLE.— Cuou DiMuensis. 



The large and important group of animals which is known Ijy the general 

 name of the Dog-Tribe, embraces the wild and domesticated Dogs, the AVolves, 

 Foxes, Jackals, and that curious South- African luiimal, the Hunting-Dog. Of 

 these creatm-es, several have been brought under the authority of man, and by 

 continual intermixtiu'cs have assumed that exceeding variety of form which is 

 found in the different " breeds " of the domestic Dog. Among the wild bands 

 of dogs, the tw^o most celebrated are the Buansuah of Northern India, and the 

 Kholsun, or Dhole as it is often called, of British India. The latter animal is 

 celebrated for its powers of hunting, and is sometimes termed the Hunting Dog 

 in compliment to its powers. Some persons imagine that the domestic dog 



