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THE TRUE DHOLE.* 
Chryseus scylax, SMITH. 
PLATE VII. 
The Dhole of Capt. Williamson, and Quihoe of Dr. Daniel 
Johnson. 
THE names here brought in juxta-position, show 
how much confusion there exists in designating the 
animals already described and the present species 
among the natives of India; a confusion they ex- 
tend to hyenas and wolves. Qyo, Quihoe, and 
Qao appear to signify imitations of the animal's 
voice when hunting, Dhole a Praerit name; but it 
is evident that where the names of Hoondar and 
Beriah, hyzena and wolf, are considered synonymous, 
species still more indistinctly marked may well be 
expected to be confounded. The Scylax is described 
to be in size between the wolf and jackal, slightly 
made, of a light bay colour, a sharp face, fierce 
keen eyes; in form approaching a greyhound ; the 
tail strait, not bushy; the ears wide, pointed, open, 
and forming a triangle; the skin dark ; nose, muz- 
* This name is an antique Asiatic root, implying daring, 
recklessness; in Turkish, Deli; in Teutonic, Dol, mad; in 
Belgic, Dulle, outrageous. 
