ORIENTAL GREYHOUNDS. 
muscular, with a powerful frame, which is 
said to give them a lean appearance. They 
have a narrow head and pointed nose. 
They are light yellow sand colour, with 
smooth coat, devoid of any feathering. 
They have black muzzle and nose, and black 
markings over the eyes, which are brown. 
Their ears are like those of an ordinary Grey- 
hound, only larger. They are used for 
hunting gazelle and other desert animals. 
These Slughi have very fine sporting quali- 
ties, and are alleged to have a speed of 
36 métres (about 39 yards) a second. 
Specimens have been 
imported into Europe, 
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Another type of Greyhound known in the 
Sudan is described as a strongly made dog, 
with upright ears and smalleyes. The chief 
characteristic of this breed is the colour, 
which is always white with black or brown 
markings. 
IV. The Barukhzy Hound, or Afghan 
Greyhound.*—A very celebrated breed in 
the East is the Afghan Greyhound or 
Barukhzy hound. The name it bears is 
that of the royal family of the Barukhzy. 
This breed is chiefly found in the neigh- 
bourhood of Cabul and Balkh. In a 
and the breed is known 
at Continental shows. 
They are occasionally 
brought into Europe by 
French officers. Connois- 
seurs on the subject say, 
however, that dogs of 
the purest race are be- 
coming rare, and the 
native owners, as with 
other Eastern varieties, 
are reluctant to part 
with their best speci- 
mens. Slughis from 
Tripoli are occasionally 
imported into Egypt by great sportsmen. 
Height 23} inches to 273 inches. Weight 
about 65 lb. 
The feathered variety is also occasionally 
met with in North Africa. 
Greyhounds of the Sudan.— In the 
Sudan small, well-shaped “ Greyhounds ” 
of the smooth type are seen. The best 
are to be found in the Gedaref district, 
though the natives, as a rule, take little 
trouble to keep the breeds pure. The 
colour is light yellow, cream, gold, or brown. 
They are used to hunt hares and gazelle. 
Hunting parties are organised, and where 
the ground is covered with scrub the 
sportsmen carry their hounds in front of 
them on their donkeys till an open patch is 
reached. 
The name “Shilluk” of the great tribe 
of the western bank of the White Nile is 
given to the quite small Greyhound. 
Photograph by T. Fall. 
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BARUKHZY HOUND. 
PROPERTY OF MAJOR MACKENZIE (1888). 
history of India of the sixteenth century 
mention is made of the importations of 
dogs, particularly good ones coming from 
the Hazarah district, which would prob- 
ably refer to this breed. Old records in 
their own country show them to be of 
very ancient origin. Their speed, scent, 
courage, and powers of endurance are said 
to be remarkable. They also jump extraor- 
dinarily well, and, like the Slughi, can clear 
a height of over 6 ft. 4 in. These Grey- 
hounds are principally owned by native 
chiefs, who are very reluctant to part with 
their valuable dogs. Specimens have, how- 
ever, from time to time been brought to 
England. Mr. J. A. Whitbred’s Shazada, 
now in the Natural History Museum, was 
a particularly typical one. 
* Imported by Major Mackenzie and by Cap- 
tain Cary-Barnard, whose Afghan Bob, brought 
from Peshawar in 1902, has often been exhibited. 
