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THOUS ANTHUS. 



Cants Anihtis, F. Cuvier, 



The Wild Dog of Egy^t — Deeb of the Natives. 



The head of this species is rather deep at the jowl ; 

 the nose full at the point ; the ears erect ; the throat 

 and breast dirty white ; the body above of a mixed 

 fulvous, white, black, and buff, producing a series 

 of small black spots, or pencils, caused by the tips 

 of the longer hairs being black and uniting in 

 meshes. The woolly under fur is reddish brown, 

 darkest on the back ; the ears are rather small ; the 

 nose, edge of the lips, and whiskers black; lips, 

 under cheeks white; ridge of the nose brown; a 

 black band passes round the neck towards the 

 breast ; tail hairy, rather long, with a brown spot 

 one-third down the base and a long black streak 

 spreading down to the end; below it is buff; the 

 black hairs shining; lower limbs rusty brown on 

 the outside, buff on the internal face ; soles naked 

 and black, as well as the claws. Irides brown; 

 the female more buff in the colours. The animal 

 from nose to tail measures about two feet six 

 inches, the tail one foot, height at shoulder one foot 

 four inches. 



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