202 SENEGAL THOUS. 



base and upper part of the tail is dark sepia-brown ; 

 the long hairs beneath and towards the tip buff; the 

 hind legs are buff, very long and slender, making 

 the animal stand with the croup elevated, and 

 therefore the species must be vprv fleet. It resides 

 in common with the jackal on the uplands of Gam- 

 bia and Senegal. 



