THOUS ANTHUS. 
Canis Anthus, F. CuvIER. 
The Wild Dog of Egypt.—Deeb of the Natives. 
THE head of this species is rather deep at the jowl : 
the nose full at the point ; the ears erect ; the throat 
and breast dirty white; the body above of a mixed 
fulvous, white, black, and buff, producing a series 
of small black spots, or pencils, caused by the tips 
of the longer hairs being black and uniting in 
meshes. The woolly under fur is reddish brown, 
darkest on the back ; the ears are rather small; the 
nose, edge of the lips, and whiskers black ; lips, 
under cheeks white; ridge of the nose brown; a 
black band passes round the neck towards the 
breast ; tail “hairy, rather long, with a brown spot 
one-third down the base and a long black streak 
spreading down to the end; below it is buff; the 
black hairs shining; lower limbs rusty brown on 
the outside, buff on the internal face; soles naked 
and black, as well as the claws. Irides brown; 
the female more buff in the colours. The animal 
from nose to tail measures about two feet six 
inches, the tail one foot, height at shoulder one foot 
four inches. 
