]68 THE GREYHOUNDS. 



The Brinjaree dog, used in the Deccan, is supe- 

 rior in stature and strength to the Persian. This 

 breed, we believe, is the best in India, where their 

 general colour is yellowish or tan ; but our sports- 

 men report the Indian dogs to want velocity. 



The Persian breed, with the plane of the nose 

 almost arched, and the lumbar part of the back less 

 curved than our dogs, has the hair silky, the tail 

 very long and hairy. Those we have seen were 

 pale slate-coloured, or white ; and in speed, game, 

 and size, at least equal to our best breeds. 



BEDOUIN GREYHOUND OP AKABA. 



PLATE IX. 



The Arabian, or Bedouin greyhound, is a large 

 and very fierce species, not perfectly pm-e, but 

 greatly valued, and used by the wandering tribes 



