SYNOPSIS OF THE 



Canis Aureus, Lin. Sys. Nat. i. 59. C. Barbaras, Shaw 

 Zool,t.3U. 



Lupus Aureus, Kampf. Ann. Exot. 413. Schakal, Penn. 

 Quad. 262, and Barbary Schakal, Pen. Quad. 260. Jackal 

 and Barbary Jackal, Shaw, i. 304 & 311. I^ Chackal, Buff. 

 Sup. 6, 112. Deab, or Dib, of Barbary. Benawi, Arabs. 

 Nari, Malabar. Jaqueparel, BengaL 



Icon. F. Cuvier, Mam. Lithog. ii. Ency. Method, t. 107, 

 f. 3. Kcempf. Ann. Exot. t. 407, f. 2. Buffon, Supp. vi. 

 t, 16. 



Inhabits the warm parts of Africa and Europe, and 

 Southern Asia. 



377. 8. C. Mesomelas, (the Cape Jackal). Fulvous 

 brown, with a large triansfular patch, broad at the shoulders, 

 and terminating in a point near the tail ; dotted all over 

 with white specks; flanks red, chest and belly white; tail 

 descending to the ground. 



Canis Mesomelas, Gmelin, Sys. Nat. i. 73. 



Cape Schakal, Pen. Quad. p. 26.5. Cape Jackal, Shaio, 

 Zool. I. 310. 



Icon. Schreb. tab. 95. Griffith, Vest. Anim. t. Shaw, 

 Zool. t. 79. Ency. Method, t. 107,/. 4. 



Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope. 



Obs. The Baron we have seen, places this among the 

 Foxes ; but the individual whence the drawing here engraved 

 from was taken, was distinguished, as we are assured, by 

 round pupils, and we have therefore placed it, with M. Des- 

 marest, among the Dogs and Wolves, whether as a separate 

 species, or a mere variety of C. Aureus. 



Baron Cuvier considers the Adive of BufFon (which is 

 copied as the Jackal by Shaw) to be a factitious species, not 

 diflfering from the Chaoal; but M. F. Cuvier treats it as 

 having a very great alliance to the Corsac. 



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