FERJ5. THE DOG TRIBE. ^1 



In size somewhat smaller than the mastiff, but in form .nearly 

 .allied to it. Snout somewhat flatter, and general aspect much more 

 ferocious. W. B. 



Canis magnitudine lupi, labiis ad latera penduUs, cor- 

 pore toroso. -Canis (familiaris) molossus. Linn. Syst- 

 Nat. Gmel. gen. 12, sp. 1, var. |. i. p. 67. 



Le Dogue. BufF. Sonn. xxiii. p. 211, tab. 18, fig. 1. 



Bull-dog. Shaw's Gen. Zoo}, i. p. 284 Kerr, p. 

 132. Turton, i. p. 41, n. 14. Penn. Quadr. i. p. 242. 

 Smellie's Buffon, iv. p- 21, tab. 42. Bing. Anim. Biog. 

 3d edit. i. p. 242. 



VAR. 12. The Terrier. Canis familiaris terrarius. 



Canis terrarius, or TERRIER, Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 

 p. 61. 



Terrier. Shaw's Gen. Zool. i. p. 284. Daniel's Rural 

 Sports, 8vo. edit. i. tab. p. '122. Bing. Anim. Biog. 3d 

 edit. i. p. 226. 



VAR. 13. The Lurcher. Canis familiaris laniarius. 



Canis vertagus, or TUMBLER. Penn. Brit. Zool. i. 

 p. 66. Raii. Syn. Quadr. p. 177, n. 7. 

 Lurcher. Kerr, p. 135. Turton, i. p. 42. 



VAR. 14. The Turnspit. Legs short, body long, and 

 often variegated. Canis familiaris vertagus. Linn. 



Legs usually crooked. Colour generally dusky grey, spotted with 

 Hack, or entirely black, with the under parts whitish. W. B. 



B 3 Canis 



