DHOLES OR QUIHOES. 41 



the man's nose was depressed to a level with his 

 cheeks, either from lues, or accident, which I 

 should have thought would have injured the pow- 

 ers of that organ. 



In the Ramghur hills there exist some animals 

 which I believe have never been fully described 

 by any naturalist. Captain Williamson has given 

 some account of them, calling them Dholes, a 

 name by which I have heard them called, but 

 more frequently by the name of Quihoes ; they 

 are extremely shy, and seldom approach any 

 villages. 



In all my rambles through the jungles, I have 

 only seen them three or four times, and then there 

 were always a number together, never appearing 

 within shooting distance. They are between the 

 size of a wolf and a jackall, slightly made, of a 

 light bay colour, with fierce eyes, and their faces 

 sharp like that of a grey-hound. I have heard 

 it said that their claws are retractile ; if so, they 

 may be considered as belonging to the feline 

 species. 



They hunt their prey in packs, and kill large 

 animals ; it is said even tigers, panthers and 



