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measures one foot. The description of this spe- 
cies was dra\yn up by Mr. Schreber, from a skin 
sent from the Cape : the figure also accompany- 
ing the description was from the same skin. It 
is here copied from the work of Mr. Schreber. 
Mr. Schreber observes, that the figure of the 
Jackal given by the Count de Buffon seems much 
more nearly allied to this animal than to the pre- 
ceding. Mr. Pennant informs us, that the figure 
in question was copied from a skin in but an in- 
different state of preservation, in the Ashmolean 
Museum at Oxford^ and was by himself commu- 
nicated to the Count de Buffon^ who introduced 
it into his work. 
BARBARY JACKAL. 
Canis Barbarus. C. suhfuscus, cauda recta, fascia svbaunculari 
descendente furcata nigra, cauda fasciis tribusfuscis. 
Pale-brown Dog, with strait tail, a black descending forked 
band from behind each ear, and three dusky bands on the tail. 
Barbary Schakal. Fennant Quadr, i.p. 260. 
Le Chachal. Bitff'. suppl. 6. p. 112. pL 16. 
This species has a long slender nose, sharp up- 
right ears, and a long bushy tail. Its colour is a 
very pale brown : from behind each ear runs a 
black line, which soon divides into two, running 
downwards along the neck : the tail is surrounded 
by three dusky rings or zones. It is of the size 
gf the common Fox, but the limbs seemingly 
