CEYLONESE DOG. 
ther this Dog is wild or domestic. The for- 
mer, however, being manifest, we are to con- 
sider it as the Wild Dog of the Island of 
Ceylon ; which, it seems singular, lias never, 
till lately, been noticed by any naturalist. 
What Buffon, who does not appear to have 
known of this animal, has said respe6ling the 
Wild Dog, generally, may probably be ex- 
tended, in some degree, to that of Ceylon. 
In desart and depopulated countries," 
says this great naturalist, " there are Wild 
Dogs, which in their jnanners differ not from 
Wolves, except by the facility with which 
they may be tamed. They unite in troops ; 
and attack Wild Boars, and Bulls, and even 
Lions and Tigers. Though they have no 
knowledge of Man, when approached with 
gentleness, they soon soften, become familiar, 
and remain faithfully attached to their mas- 
ters. By consulting what travellers have said 
concerning the Dogs of different countries, we 
find that all the Dogs of cold climates have 
long muzzles, and ere6l ears; that those of 
Lapland are small, and have long hair, ere£k 
ears, 
