CEYLONESE DOG. 
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Snout and part under the chin brown^ but the top 
of the head of a yellowish ash-colour, which pass- 
ing beyond the ears^ forms as it were a spot be- 
low them^ and descends from thence to between 
the eyes^ where it terminates in a point. Beneath 
the eyes, on the cheeks, are som^e oblong patches 
of a clearer or brighter colour than the rest of the 
skin: the nostrils open, in the form of crescents: 
on ieach side the front of the nose are seated 
long hairs or whiskers of a blackish brown-colour : 
two similar hairs are also situated at each corner 
of the eye ; and on each side the head^ in a strait 
line from the nose, is a simple hair like the for- 
mer: the ears are small^ pointed^ and elevated; 
and of a brown-colour. There are six front-teeth 
in the upper mandible ; beyond which are two 
large canine-teeth; and farther back (so far as 
the dried state of the specimen permitted a view) 
four very pointed grinders ; but there are proba- 
bly more, which could not be seen. In the lower 
jaw are six small front-teeth, large canine ones, 
and six grinders on each side. The claws of this 
animal resemble those of a Cat more than of a 
Dog, though not so long and slight in proportion. 
Both fore and hind feet have five toes. The ani- 
mal was received from Ceylon, under the name 
of Wild or Wood Dog. 
V. I. p. II. 
