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DHOLE OF CEYLON, 
Chryseus Ceylonicus. 
PLATE VIII. 
Canis Ceylonicus, Shaw ; or Wild Dog of Ceylon, 
First described by Vosmaer. This species is evi- 
dently much allied to the last-mentioned, although 
the account of it was not taken from an adult. The 
stuffed specimen was not much larger than a domes- 
tic cat, measuring about twenty-two inches from 
nose to tail; the tail itself sixteen inches, gradually 
tapering to a point; the colour yellowish grey with 
a cast of brown, owing to some hairs of that colour 
being longer than the rest; the feet strongly tinged 
with brown; the hair close but soft to the touch ; 
the head long and pointed; the snout and under 
chin brown, but the top of the head yellowish ash- 
colour, which, passing beyond the ears, forms a spot 
below them and terminates in a point below the 
eyes; the ears were small, elevated, and pointed. 
In this specimen, the last molar of the lower jaw 
was also wanting. The claws resembled those of a 
cat more than of a dog, and there were five toes on 
the hind as well as the fore feet. We have exa- 
