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VOLUME II. 



SUB-GENUS II.— CANIS. 



DOGS PROPERLY SO CALLED. 



Muzzle greatly varied ; ears pointed or rounded, 

 and pendulous; eyes horizontal, full, prominent, 

 pupils always round; tail never reaching to the 

 ground, in general bent upwards ; fur long or short; 

 livery of all colours, with tendency to form spots ; 

 mammffi varying from ten to six. Several of the 

 varieties in all the groups partake of two distinct 

 races nearly in an eqvial degree, and others bear 

 marks of three races. Feet in some partially webbed, 

 in others with a fifth toe and claw on the hind legs 

 as well as the fore ; voice barking, capable of very 

 varied expression ; intellectual instinct variously 

 developed ; domesticity voluntary. 



Canes Feri. Feral Dogs. In general assuming 

 external appearance between the wolf and cur dog. 



Canis ictmus ? Feral dog of Natolia. 



C.fossor, Feral dog of Russia. 



C Haitensii, Feral dog of St. Domingo. 



C. campivagus, Feral dog of the Pampas. 



Canes Familiares. Familiar Dogs. Heads elon- 

 gated, parietals shelving towards each other, the 



