5G DIVISION I. VEIMKUKAL AM.MAJ,.S. — CLASS I. JIA.MMALIA. 



crcatliin, iidt to foel n com iction, th;it tliis friendship between two erciitures 

 so diflerent from c;ieli other, nuist lie tlic result of tile laws of nature ; nor 

 can the lunnane ami feeling' mind avoid the belief, that kindness to those 

 animals from which he dcri\es continued and essential assistance, is part of 

 his moral duty." 



We r,nve here a synopsis of the Subgenus Canis, or Dogs proper: — 



The teeth of the C'anid;e consist, in the upper jaw, of six incisors, two 

 canines, and six molars, on each side ; of which number, three arc false 

 molars, one is the carnivorous tooth, and two are tubercular molars. 

 There are also six incisors, two canines, and seven molars on each side in 

 tlie lower jaw ; four being false molars, one carnivorous, and two are 

 tubercular. 'J'lie incisor teeth arc small, and the molars irregular anil 

 somewhat projecting. Dogs have the muzzle greatly varied ; cars pointeil 

 or rounded and pi'n<lulous ; eyes horizontal, full, prominent, pujiils always 

 round ; tail never reaching to the groiui<l, in general bent upwards ; I'ur, 

 lon^' or sliort ; being of all coloi-s, with tench'ucy to fbiau s[)ots ; mamime 

 varying from six to ten ; feet, in some partially webbed, in others with a 

 fii'th toe, and claw on the hind legs as well as on the fore; ^•oice barking, 

 capable of very varied expression; intellectual instincts variously devel- 

 oped ; domesticity vohuitary. 



Fki;al ou Wilt> Dogs {(Junes Feri). — These are domestic dogs which 

 have returned to a wild state. In appearance they arc between the Wolf 

 and Cur. The principal representati\es of this class are, the Feral Dog 

 of Xatolia (Craiirf ic/i/u(-^) ; the Fei'al Dog of liiissia (C. J'ossor) ; the 

 Feral Dog of St. Domingo ( C. ILdtcitsis), and the Feral Dog of the 

 Pampas (C. Omiipir'n/Ks). 



Fa.miliai; Do(i8 {Canes F'fan/Iii'res). — These have the head elongated, 

 the lower jaw on the same line with the upper molars. Inhabiteil origi- 

 nally the northern and temperate zones north of the eipiator. This tribe 

 may be divided into six sections : — 



Sf.ctiox I. The Wolf Dogs {Cnnes Laehnei). — These are densely 

 clothed with long hair: originally all with pointed ears. Inhabit nearest 

 the Arctic Circle in both continents ; sagacious and laliorious ; stature 

 large ; color black and white. In this section we find the Siberian Dog 

 {Cunls Sihiriens), Kosha of the nati\es ; the Esfpiimaux Dog (C 

 JJorea/i's) ; the Iceland Dog ( C. L^landicns) ; the Hare Indian Dog 

 ( C. L(igoj»is) ; the Newfoundland Dog ( C. Terrer yova') ; the Xootka 

 Dog (C. L(nii(jrv) ; the Alco {(J. Aleo) ; the Sheei) Dog ( C Domes- 

 fiens) : the Great Wolf Dog ; Calabrian Dog; the Alpine St. Bernard 

 Dog, and the Pomeranian Dog {(J. Pontfntjuis) . 



SiCGTiox II. Watch and Cattle Dogs ((Junes Lanidrii). — These 



