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DESCRIPTION OF THE 



loins ; long, heavy limbs ; broad, spreading, feet; and a very bushy tail of 

 moderate length, straight, and carried low. Its colour is deep rusty red 

 above, yellowish below. It stands rather lower before than behind, with 

 the neck in the line of the body, the headunelevated, and the nose pointed 

 almost directly forwards ; the fore limbs, straightened ; the hind, stooping ; 

 the back, inclined to arch, especially over the croup ; and the tail pen- 

 dulous. In action the tail is slightly raised, but never so high as the 

 horizontal line. Though the Bimnsu be not deficient in speed or power of 

 leaping, yet his motions all seem to be heavy, owing to their measured 

 uniformity. He runs in a lobbing long canter, is unapt at the double, 

 and, upon the whole, is somewhat less agile and speedy than the jackal- 

 very much so than the fox. In general aspect there can be no comparison 

 instituted between the JBudnsii and the fox : but one may illustrate him 

 by such a comparison with the jackal. To a rather more full opened eye, 

 better placed in the head, and provided with something like a brow, the 

 Sudnsu chiefly owes his less sinister and more dog-like expression of 

 countenance — the effect being aided by a rather better forehead, and less 

 elongated and sharpened face. The Wild Dog's ears are twice as large as 

 the jackal's; his limbs considerably longer ; and his feet larger and more 

 spread out, not to mention the great tufts of floccy hair with which their 

 soles are provided, and of which we find hardly a trace in the jackal's feet. 



The fur or external covering of the Budnsii consists of wavy wool, and 

 straight harsh hair — in Summer in nearly equal proportions — in Winter, 

 two parts of wool to one of hair. The hair is, on the neck, 3 inches 

 long ; on the back, to 2| inches ; and on the tail 4| to 5 inches. 

 On the face, ears, forehead, upper surface of the head, and legs, the hair 

 is very short, closely applied to the skin and unmixed with wool. On the 

 body in general it is longish, smoothly directed backwards, and rather 

 loosely applied to the skin, by reason of the wool insinuating itself 



