192 THE CHRYSEAN GROUP. 
which, if they were descended from wolves or 
jackals, they must have returned; neither do they 
assimilate with the Thoes of our distribution, for 
under that name the ancients noticed such a variety 
of anomalous or fabulous animals, that having al-~ 
ready disposed of some, and others will occur among 
the jackals and lychaontes, we restrict the group to 
those which appear to have been principally had in 
view by them. 
