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stronger. Has the odour and aspect of Saccalius, but ears and tail 

 larger, the latter more brushed, the brow and eye bolder, and the muzzle 

 blunter. The shoulder and croup are about level. The female has 

 12 or 14 teats. 



I have followed Blyth in his Cat. Mamm., in keeping this distinct 

 from Oanis. 



137. Cuon rutilans. 



Canis apud TEMMINCK. BLYTH, Cat. 117. C. Dukhunensis, SYKES. 

 Figd. Trans. Roy. As. Soc. C. familiaris, wild variety, ELLIOT, Cat. 16. 

 Cuon primcevus, HODGSON. Figd. also by DELESSERT, Souvenirs d'un 

 Voyage dans 1'Inde. Janglikutd, H. popularly. Sonakiltd, i.e. golden 

 dog, in Central India. Ram kutd, in some parts. Ban kutd,in the North 

 of India. Rahnasay kutd, of some. Kolsun, Kolusnd, Rolsa, andKolasrd, 

 as variously pronounced by the Mahrattas in different localities. Rezd 

 kutd, Tel., i.e. fierce dog; vulgo Adavi kutd. Shen nai, Mai. Eram 

 naiko of Gonds. Sakki sarai, at Hydrabad (Buchanan Humilton). 

 Ram hun in Kashmir. Sidda-ki, Tibetan in Ladak. Suhu-tum, Lepch. 

 PaoJid, Bhot. Bhaosa, Bhoonsa, Buansu, in the Himalayas, generally 

 from Simla to Nepal. Wild dog of Europeans. 



THE WILD DOG. 



Descr. General colour bright rusty-red or rufous fawn-colour, paler 

 beneath ; ears erect, rather large, somewhat rounded at the tip ; tail 

 moderately brushed, reaching to the heels, usually tipped blackish ; 

 limbs strong ; body lengthened. 



Length, head and body, 32 to 36 inches ; tail about 16 inches ; height 

 17 to 20 inches. 



I quite agree with Mr. Blyth in considering that the wild dog of 

 Malayana does not differ specifically from the Indian one ; and therefore 

 adopt Temminck's specific name, Sykes's local name and Hodgson's 

 theoretic one being alike inapplicable, as well as posterior in date. " A 

 Malayan specimen," says Blyth, " differs only in the considerably deeper 

 tint of the rufous colouring." There is, however, a prevalent belief among 

 sportsmen of the existence of two races of wild dogs in India. In an early 

 notice of the wild dog, in the first vol. of the " Gleanings of Science," two 

 kinds are indicated ; one called Shikari bhowsa, which hunts its own 

 prey ; the other Ldgh, from eating the offal of its prey. Hamilton 

 Smith says, " Besides the Jangli kutd of the plains, there are two hill 



