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of domestic dogs, still there is reason to believe they 

 were a distinct species.* 



* It may be remarked that the Greek Lycopolis is the pre- 

 sent Syout, and referring to the animals represented in tha 

 prsenestine mosaic. The figure of a canine in a howling atti- 

 tude occurs in the part depicting Upper Egypt or Nubia, and 

 above it is the name SlOI'f, which agrees sufficiently with the 

 Ethiopic plural Zybt, Azybit, a wild canine, or canines ; though 

 not a wolf, unless the animals of that species, wild in Nubia, 

 be classed with the wolves. Syout, or Assiout, is therefore an 

 ancient name of Lycopolis. 



