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ing into reddish- white ; the lips and throat very 

 pale ; the legs strong and deep red, no additional 

 toe on the hind feet ; the eyes oblique, rather near 

 the muzzle; the dentition not powerful, but the 

 after teeth in the skin were not visible ; the tip of 

 the tail black and the claws brown, strong, and 

 worn; the pads of the toes full and naked, the 

 rest of the feet furred : it was a female ; the mam- 

 mae not visible. This species is therefore nearly 

 allied to the Dholes and wild Pariahs of India. 



We wish to add also, that we have lately learned, 

 through information obtained from a Portuguese 

 officer who had visited the interior of Congo, that 

 the Mebbia, by us noticed along with Lycaon, 

 should be classed along with the Chrysean group, 

 having, we are assured, a close red fur, a strong 

 body, and low legs. 



We may also observe, that the wild dog of Ke- 

 maun, seen by Bishop Heber, appears to be the 

 same as Chryseus primcevus, and that we see no 

 reason to make any material modification in our 

 views respecting the dogs of antiquity, since we 

 have met with Mr. Wilkinson's admirable work on 

 the manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians ; 

 but it may be advisable to remark on our note in 

 Vol. I. p. 175, respecting the Sheeb, that this active 

 and careful observer merely learned that the Sheeb 

 had a round head and shaggy neck ; and mentions 

 also the Aboo-mungar, which the Arabs described 

 to be a Carnassier, with a pointed nose like a wolf, 

 springing like a leopard, or rather like a dog, and 



