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from the local wolves, excepting that he could bark, 

 belongs clearly to this group ; and the anecdote of 

 one which was, by his wild master, trained to guard 

 a troop of horses without any human superin- 

 tendance, is a proof that it is highly intelligent and 

 docile. * 



In a letter from his Serene Highness Prince Maxi- 

 milian of Wied, which we had the honour to receive, 

 the two great races of dogs in North America, seen 

 by him, are thus adverted to : " One proceeding 

 from the European, the other national, and entirely 

 like wolves, excepting that the tail is more curved, 

 and partially, also distinguishable by the colour ; for, 

 while some are absolutely grey like wolves, others 

 are white, black, and black and white spotted ; but 

 they howl, which proves that they are a bastard 

 race between the dog of Europe and the wolf." 



These remarks of his highness show, that he did 

 not fall in with the Caygotte ; for, if that species 

 had been seen by him, we think he would have 

 immediately detected the more probable parent of 

 the North American race of indigenous dogs. Nor 

 is there any reason for rejecting the prairie dog 

 (Lyciscus latrans) as one of those who have contri- 

 buted to furnish breeds of original American dogs. 



Dr. Richardson informs us, that " All the Ame- 

 rican domestic dogs howl like wolves ; but I believe 

 they may learn to bark, if placed with European 

 dogs." And, in another place, " The Indian do- 

 mestic dogs closely resemble wolves; so much so, 

 * See Bartram's Travels. 



