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that we may clearly prove that it appertains to none of 

 these. It should be observed, however, that the Mesome- 

 las is said to belong to the vulpine sub-division. 



The Corsac and Adive (as the Baron conjectures) appear 

 to be the same, if the Adive be the little Indian Dog called, 

 in Malabar, Nougi-Hari. In fact, there are many of these 

 Dogs in the Cabinet of the French Museum, sent by M. 

 Lechenault. And when we compare the description given, 

 by Guldenstadt, of the Corsac, to that given by Buffon of 

 the Isatis, we shall find that there is no difference. 



The Corsac is not larger than the Common Weasel, and 

 the tail, which is very long in proportion to the body, de- 

 scends three inches lower than the feet, when it is com- 

 pletely pendulous. All the upper parts of the body, and 

 also the tail, are of an uniform grayish-fawn, of a very soft 

 tint. The limbs are entirely fawn. The end of the tail is 

 black, and, about three inches from its root, on the upper 

 part, there is a white spot. All the lower parts of the body 

 are of a yellowish-white. Individuals have been observed, 

 which seem to blend this species with the Chacal of Pondi- 

 cherry and the Common Fox without an interval. 



The Common Chacal we have already described. 



The Mesomelas is gray and fawn-coloured. Its size 

 about the same as that of the Chacal, being doubly larger 

 than the Corsac. The tail descends nearly to the earth. 

 The hairs of the back have fawn-coloured, black and white 

 rings, but as these are generally very large, the tint result- 

 ing from them is not so uniform as that of the upper parts 

 of the Chacal. The black and white is irregularly mixed, 

 contrasting strongly with each other, and with the brilliant 

 fawn-colour of the other parts. The tail is fawn-colour, 

 with the extremity black. The colour of the back, which 

 is broad towards the point of the animal, and descends over 

 the shoulders, grows narrow behind, and is not two inches 

 broad over the crupper. The ears of the Mesomelas are 

 twice the size of those of the Chacal. 



