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measures one foot. The description of this spe- 

 cies was drawn up by Mr. Schreber, from a skin 

 sent from the Cape : the figure also accompany- 

 ing the description was from the same skin. It 

 is here copied from the work of Mr. Schreber. 

 Mr. Schreber observes, that the figure of the 

 Jackal given by the Count de Buffon seems much 

 more nearly allied to this animal than to the pre- 

 ceding. Mr. Pennant informs us, that the figure 

 in question was copied from a skin in but an in- 

 different state of preservation, in the Ashmolean 

 Museum at Oxford, and was by himself commu- 

 nicated to the Count de Buffon, who introduced 

 it into his work. 



BARBARY JACKAL. 



Canis Barbarus. C. siibfuscus, cauda recta, fascia subaurictdari 

 descendentefurcata nigra, cauda fasciis tribusfuscis. 



Pale-brown Dog, with strait tail, a black descending forked 

 band from behind each ear, and three dusky bands on the tail. 



Barbary Schakal. Pennant Quadr. i. p. 260. 



Le Chachal. Buff, suppl. 6, p. H2.pl. 16. 



THIS species has a long slender nose, sharp up- 

 right ears, and a long bushy tail. Its colour is a 

 very pale brown : from behind each ear runs a 

 black line, which soon divides into two, running 

 downwards along the neck : the tail is surrounded 

 by three dusky rings or zones. It is of the size 

 of the common Fox, but the limbs seemingly 



