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pointed, the ears short and erect. Height about 24 inches, 

 length 30 inches. His coat is more like fur than hair, and is 

 composed of a mixture of silky and woolly hair, the former being 

 of a deep yellow, while the latter is grey. The tail is long and 

 bushy, and resembles that of the fox, excepting in carriage, the 

 dingo curling it over the hip, while the fox trails it along the 

 ground.* While in his unreclaimed state this dog is savage and 

 unmanageable, but is easily tamed, though even then he is not 

 to be trusted, and when set at liberty will endeavour to escape. 

 Many dingoes have been brought to this country, and some of its 

 crosses with the terrier have been exhibited as hybrids between 

 the dog and fox, which latter animal they closely resemble, with 

 the single exception of the pendulous tail. Whenever, therefore, 

 a specimen is produced which is said to be this hybrid, every 

 care must be taken to ascertain the real parentage without relying 

 upon the looks alone. 



II.— THE DHOLE. 



The native wild dog of India, called the dhole, resembles the 

 dingo in all but the tail, which, though hairy, is not at all bushy. 

 The following is Captain Williamson's description, extracted from 

 his "Oriental Field Sports," which is admitted to be a very 

 accurate account by those who have been much in India : — " The 

 dholes are of the size of a small greyhound. Their countenance 

 is enlivened by unusually brilliant eyes. Their body, which is 

 slender and deep-chested, is thinly covered by a coat of hair 

 of a reddish brown or grey colour. The tail is dark towards 

 its extremity. The limbs are light, compact, and strong, and 



* The engraving of the dingo was taken from an animal in confinement, in 

 which state the tail is seldom curled upwards. 



