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pute with England, in order to make any attempt 
of our countrymen to settle there difficult or im- 
possible. 
We present portraits in outline of these half- 
reclaimed varieties of the dog, in order to show their 
similarity in the length and shape of the muzzle and 
head. They are from drawings of the respective 
animals by Major Smith, from specimens indigenous 
in Asia, Africa, and North and South America. 
And it is worthy of observation, that, although the 
endless domesticated varieties of this genus differ so 
materially from each other, from the pointed nose of 
the greyhound to the truncated muzzle of the bull- 
dog, the wild dog, wherever it may be found, has the 
elongated jaws of the dingo, dhole, and North and 
South American semi-barbarous breeds here por- 
trayed, as well as that of the wolf and fox. These 
may, therefore, be said to exhibit a sort of average 
representation of the wild dog all the world over. 
The following brief sketches are of the most pro- 
minent domesticated races. 
THE ALBANIAN DOG. 
This breed has been noticed by historians, na- 
turalists, and poets, ever since Europe first began 
to be raised into consequence and importance. A 
supernatural origin, and infallible powers, have been 
attributed to it. Diana is said to have presented 
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