172 THE RED DOGS. 



The Dhole of Mr WooUer, discovered by him in 

 the Mahablishwar hills, is also considered to be at 

 most only a variety of this race. 



The Qj^o* of Dr Spry is by him identified with 

 the Kolsun^ and represented as a rufous brown dog, 

 paler beneath, with a hairy hanging tail and round 

 pupils. The size is superior to that of the jackal, 

 the body longer, and the limbs more robust. He 

 reports the claws to be sharp, and that they scratch 

 out the eyes of their prey. It was from a pack of 

 ten or twelve Qyos, Colonel Bowles took a buck 

 antelope, which had been so hard pressed by them, 

 that it was already at bay in a pond of water, having 

 in the extremity of distress boldly dashed through a 

 column of camp followers, whose shouts had not 

 arrested the pursuit, but brought the officers at the 

 head of the troops back to the rear to secure the 

 prize. 



With some hesitation we place here also the short 

 notice of the Wah, a canine designated as a Dhole, 

 but possibly a very distinct species. It was first 

 mentioned to us by the late Lieut. -colonel Deare o^ 

 the 8th Dragoons, who was a native of the Easi 

 Indies, a keen sportsman, and many years resident 

 in that part of the world. A printed account of a 

 similar animal, observed in captivity, has since 

 appeared in one of the annuals ; both agree in the 

 description, one having been killed in Central India, 



* The word is likewise written Quihoe and Quao^ evidently 

 allied to the Greek Ckao, 



