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in 1492, and at a much later date passed into Eastern Europe 

 and Africa ; lastly, the Common Cur Dog, which has no distinct 

 characters, and is the product of all the combinations that can 

 be brought about among different breeds wandering in the piiblic 

 thoroughfares. 



In this long nomenclature we have designedly omitted to speak 

 of some races of Dogs which live either entirely wild, half-wild, 

 or semi-domesticated in various parts of the globe. It is generally 



Fig. 167.— BuU-dogs. 



believed that they have sprung from individuals which had re- 

 turned to a savage condition, but nothing certain is kno-mi in this 

 respect. These are the Dingo, or New Holland Dog, which is 

 very destructive to domestic animals, and even to cattle ; the 

 Dhale, or East Indian Dog, which in packs pursues Deer, Gazelles, 

 &c. and which, when collected in troops, does not fear to accept 

 combat with the Lion or Tiger ; the Wild Dog of Sumatra ; the 

 Cape of Good Hope Dog ; the Maroon Dog of America ; lastly, 

 the Crab-eating Dog, which lives in small bands in Guiana, where 

 it chiefly subsists on Crabs and Lobsters. 



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