1 6 WILD AND HALF-RECLAIMED DOGS. 



of the varieties of game which depend upon flight for safety, 

 while the tiger, the elk, and the boar diminish the numbers of 

 these animals by making an obstinate defence with their teeth, 

 claws, or horns, so that the breed of dholes is not on the increase. 



III.— THE PARIAH. 



This is. the general name in India for the half-reclaimed dogs 

 which swarm in every village, owned by no one in particular, 

 but ready to accompany any individual on a hunting excursion. 

 They vary in appearance in different districts, and cannot be 

 described very particularly ; but the type of the pariah may be 

 said to resemble the dhole in general characteristics, and the 

 breed is most probably a cross with that dog and any accidental 

 varieties of domesticated dogs which may have been introduced 

 into the respective localities. They are almost always of a 

 reddish brown colour, very thin and gaunt, with pricked ears, 

 deep chest, and tucked- up belly. The native Indians hunt the 

 tiger and wild boar, as well as every species of game, with these 

 dogs, which have good noses and hunt well ; and though they 

 are not so high-couraged as our British hounds, yet they often 

 display considerable avidity and determination in " going in " to 

 their formidable opponents. 



IV.— THE EKIA, OR .WILD AFRICAN DOG. 



The native dogs of Africa are of all colours, black, brown, 

 and yellow, or red ; and they hunt in packs, giving tongue with 

 considerable force. Though not exactly wild, they are not 

 owned by any individuals among the inhabitants, who, bein<? 

 mostly Mahometans, have an abhorrence of the dog, which by 

 the Koran is declared to be unclean. Hence they are complete 



