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giste de la beste, et sont de fort petite despence a leur maistre, mais au reste plus 
propre a la cuisine qu’a tout autre service. La chair en est assez bonne et sent 
aucunement le porc ; j’en mangeois assez peu souvent, car un telle viande est fort 
estimée dans le pays, c’est pourquoy je n’en avois pas si souvent que j’eusse bien 
desiré. [Ils sont fort importuns dans les cabanes, marchent sur vous, et s’ils re- 
contrent le pot au descouvert ils ont incontinent leur museau aigu dans la sagamité, 
qui n’en est pas estimée moins nette*.” 
Canis Fr. var.D. Nova Cateponie. Carrier Indian Dog. 
Scacah. Carrier Inpians. 
The Attnah or Carrier Indians of New Caledonia possess a variety of dog which 
differs from the other northern races. Mr. M‘Vicar made me a present of an 
excellent example of this breed, which I intended to have brought to England ; but 
it was stolen, and fell a sacrifice to the desire which a party of Canadian voyagers 
had to partake of a meal of dog’s flesh. [regretted its loss the more, as, intending 
to have a portrait taken of it, I had neglected to draw up a detailed account of its 
characteristic features. : 
DESCRIPTION. 
It had erect ears, and a head large in proportion, even when compared with the Esquimaux 
dog. Its body was long, and its legs short. Its fur was rather shorter and sleeker than that 
of the other native dogs, and its body was studded with small spots of various colours. ‘There 
was a good deal of intelligence in its countenance, mixed with wildness. It was extremely 
active, and could leap to a great height. The Carrier Indians use it in the chase. It was of 
the size of a large turnspit-dog, and had somewhat of the same form of body; but it had 
‘straight legs, and its erect ears gave it a different physiognomy. 
* SacarD THEODAT. Canada, p. 757. 
