326 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



The first division includes among others, 



The Dingo, or New Holland Dog, the head and elon- 

 gated snout of which half-wild variety are like those of a 

 Fox. In its other proportions it agrees with the Shepherd's 

 Dog. It is about two feet six inches long, and about two 

 feet high. The fur, composed both of silky and woolly 

 hairs, is of a deep yellowish brown colour, lighter on the 

 lower parts of the body. 



It is very voracious and fierce ; and Mr. Pennant mentions 

 one that was brought to this country, which leaped on the 

 back of an ass, and would have destroyed it in a short time, 

 had not the animal been rescued. It is very active, and 

 runs with the tail stretched horizontally, the head elevated, 

 and the ears erect. 



The Dhole, or Wild Dog of the East Indies, is made like 

 the Dingo, but the hairs of the tail are not bushy. It is of 

 a uniform bright red colour, and is found in South Africa, 

 and in various parts of the East, where it is named Dhole. 



The South American half-reclaimed variety is about the 

 size of a Spaniel. The head has much of the character of 

 the last, but the hairs are longer, particularly on the tail. 

 The back is brown gray ; the spots on the flanks and legs are 

 ochrey ; and the ground colour is gray, lightest on the belly. 



This animal is very much like a Wolf ; and probably the 

 same as is noticed by the early voyagers to America, who 

 assert that the Indians tamed Wolves. 



The North American Dog of the Indians is also a half- 

 tamed breed, which differs materially from the South Ameri- 

 can race, though it corresponds, apparently to identity, with 

 the Dogs found in the Falkland Islands. It is said, indeed, 

 that the Spaniards landed this breed of animals on these 

 islands after the Falkland Island dispute with England, in 

 order to make any attempt of our countrymen to settle 

 there difficult or impossible. 



We present portraits in outline of these half-reclaimed 



