BLACK-BACKED JACKAL. 103 



and the division between the fur and the long hair on 

 the back is well marked, making a striking contrast ; the 

 tail is of a blackish colour. 



There are not enough skins imported to give this fur 

 the attention it deserves, and they are mostly made up 

 into wrappers, the value of a skin being about 3s. 



EACOON-LIKE DOG. 



Canis procynidcs. 



The skin of this animal is sometimes sold by im- 

 porters under the name of Jackal, Badger, or Japanese 

 Fox, and is sometimes sent to this country with the top 

 hair removed, leaving only the soft under fur. 



This animal has a very lively disposition. It is rather 

 small, about a foot in length ; the general colour is dark 

 brownish-grey, and there is sometimes a dark mark 

 across the shoulders like that of a Cross Fox ; the under 

 fur is abundant, soft, and of a light brownish-red colour, 

 resembling the hue of a Eed Fox, and the ground of this 

 fur is dark ; the ears are dark brown ; over the eye 

 there is a white stripe ; the tail, which is rather short 

 and not very bushy, is covered with dark brown fur, and 

 also with longer bristly hairs, which are black ; the tail 

 is occasionally tipped with white ; the legs are short. 

 Sometimes there is a white spot in the dark fur, but 

 this is rare. 



The Eacoon Dog is an inhabitant of China, Japan, 

 and North-eastern Asia generally, and it is sometimes 

 sold in captivity in Northern China. Most of the skins 

 are exported from Japan, and chiefly from the port of 

 Hiogo. In 1884 about 13,000 skins were imported, and 



