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is unfortunate, as they are generically distinct from the true Dogs, and 

 to call them " Dogs " would therefore lead to confusion and be incon- 

 venient. We therefore propose to designate them by the term " Dhole." 

 This is a term which has been made use of*, and will serve very 

 conveniently for our purpose, whatever may be its origin or present use 

 in the East. Since it is said to be " an antique Asiatic root " signifying 

 recklessness and daring, it will be so far the more appropriate to denote 

 an animal which has hitherto been distinguished, in English parlance, 

 by the term " wild." 



* By Captain Williamson and Colonel C. Hamilton Smith. See Jardine's ' Natura- 

 list's Library,' vol. ix. p. 179. There we read that " Dhole " is " an antique Asiatic 

 root, implying daring, recklessness ; in Turkish, Deli ; in Teutonic, Dol, mad ; in 

 Belgic, Dulle, outrageous." 



