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black towards their apices. There is generally a tendency to develop 

 two black lines over the haunches, the two lines converging towards 

 the tail. Examples of melanism and albinism have been met with, and 

 the colour may be intensified to bright rufous. We have also seen a 

 specimen from Nepal, and another from the Deccan, of a dusky tint. 



Habitat. India, Ceylon, Burmah, and southwards to south of Pegu. 

 South-western Asia to Caucasus, Asia Minor, Turkey, Greece, and 

 Dalmatia. 



Centimeters. 



Length from snout to root of tail 8OO 



of tail 19*5 



from heel to end of longest digit 14*4 



of ear 5'0 



Sometimes the ear is longer. The maximum we have found is 6' 5. 



Skeletal and Dental Characters. 



When the skull is viewed in profile, and compared with that of the 

 Wolf, the elevation between the orbits and the antero-posterior con- 

 cavity of the dorsum of the muzzle are both very slight ; the two 

 tubercles behind the principal cusp of the third upper molar are very 

 small. 



Centimeters. 



Basion to ovalion 2'6 



sphenoideum 3'9 



Sphenoideum to gnathion 9'3 



Length of palate G'6 



Breadth 4'2 



Length of nasals o'l 



Breadth of 1'3 



brain-case 47 



zygomata 7'6 



Length of Zil 0'45 



*-? 07 



PU? 0-9 



P. 4 1-G 



