202 SENEGAL THOUS. 
base and upper part of the tail is dark sepia-brown ; 
the long hairs beneath and towards the tip buff; the 
hind legs are buff, very long and slender, making 
the animal stand with the croup elevated, and 
therefore the species must be very fleet. It resides 
in common with the jackal on the uplands of Gam- 
bia and Senegal. 
