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m high as the line ; its length is two feet and three 
quarters ; its tail one foot, bushy, of a yellow 
brown ; marked on the upper part with a line of 
black along it ; and, towards the end, encircled 
with two rings of black ; it is tipt with white : 
his ears are erect, of a yellowish brown, mixed 
with a few scattered black hairs ; his head the 
same, only having some white hairs intermixed, 
and growing darker towards the hind part ; his 
sides are of a light brown, varied with dusky 
hairs ; his throat, breast, and belly, are white ; 
on his neck, shoulders, and back, there is a band 
of black, broad on the shoulders, and growing 
narrower to the tail. When the hair lies smooth, 
the part on the neck seems barred with white ; 
that on the shoulders with white conoid spots, one 
within the other, with the end pointed to the back. 
When the hair is ruffled, these marks vanish, or 
grow less distinct, and a hoariness appears in their 
stead. 
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Surinam dog, fox, or jackal. 
This species is of the size of a large cat, has 
upright ears, little warts on the cheeks, above the 
eyes, and under the throat ;> its tongue is fringed 
an the sides ; the colour of the upper part of its 
body is greyish, the lower white ; its tail bends 
downwards, and is smooth ; it has five toes before, 
arid four behind. It has its name from that part 
of South America, where it is found. It is 
scribed by Linnaeus, and no other naturalist. 
Zerda, or fennec. 
This is a singular and beautiful animal, an 
inhabitant of the vast desert of Saara or Zara, in 
Africa. If has a very pointed visage, long 
