192 THE CHRYSEAN GROUP. 



which, if they were descended from wolves or 

 jackals, they must have returned ; neither do they 

 assimilate with the Thoes of our distribution, for 

 under that name the ancients noticed such a variety 

 of anomalous or fabulous animals, that having al- 

 ready disposed of some, and others will occur among 

 the jackals and lychaontes, we restrict the group to 

 those which appear to have been principally had in 

 view by them. 



