54 OF A SHECARRIE. 



tell by it, if there were any animals in the 

 earths, and could distinguish whether they 

 were hyenas or wolves. What makes it the 

 more extraordinary, is, that the mans nose was 

 depressed to a level with his cheeks, either 

 from lues, or accident, which I should have 

 thought would have injured the powers of that 

 organ. 



In the Ramgkur hills there exist some ani- 

 mals which I believe have never been fully 

 described by any naturalist. Captain Willi- 

 amson has given some account of them, cal- 

 ling them Dholes, a name by which / 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 

 jackal ; slightly made, of a light bay colour, 



