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CANIS FAMILIARIS . — L inn. (Var. Lagopus.) 
Hare-Indian Dog. 
PLATE CX XXII.— Male. 
C. Magnitudine inter lupnrn et vulpem fulvum intermedius, auriculis 
erectis, cauda comosa, colore cinereo, albo nigroque notato. 
CHAEACTERS. 
Intermediate in size between the wolf and red fox ; ears, erect ; tail , bushy ; 
colour, gray , varied with white and dark markings. 
DESCRIPTION. 
The Hare-Indian Dog resembles the wolf rather more than the fox. Its 
head is small, muzzle slender, ears erect, eyes somewhat oblique, legs 
slender, feet broad and hairy, and its tail bushy and generally curled over 
its hip. The body is covered with long hair, particularly about the 
shoulders. At the roots of the hair, both on the body and tail, there is a 
thick wool. On the posterior parts of the cheeks the hair is long and 
directed backwards, giving the animal the appearance of having a ruff 
around the Deck. 
COLOUR. 
Face, muzzle, belly, and legs, cream white ; a white central line passes 
over the crown of the head to the occiput ; the anterior surface of the ear 
is white, the posterior yellowish-gray or fawn colour ; tip of nose, eye- 
lashes, roof of mouth, and part of the gums, black ; there is a dark patch 
over the eye, and large patches of dark blackish-gray or lead colour, on the 
body mixed with fawn colour and white, not definite in form, but running 
into each other. The tail is white beneath, and is tipped with white. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Length of head and body, about - 
Height at shoulder, about - 
Length of tail, - 
VOL. in. — 20 
Feet. Inches. 
- 3 
- 1 2 
- 1 3 
