Measurements. —Head and body, about 3 ft.; tail, 16 to 17 ins.; weight, 
40 to 45 lbs A fine specimen, shot by Captain S. H. Charrington, at Muttra, 
-measured 4 feet 6 in. from nose to tip of tail. 
THE JACKAL. 
Canis aureus. Native name : Oidar , Seeal, Pheaow, Hind.; Kolea, Deccan; 
Kalla-nari, Tamil; Na.kka, Tel.; Mye-khwe, Burmese; Kolial, Gond. 
Habitat. —Throughout India, in hills, plains, forests and cities. 
Gestation .—Sixty-three days ; usually four at a litter. 
Description. —Rufous inclining to black above, paler below; under fur 
brown ; tail reddish brown with a black tip. The jackal is subject to albinism 
and melanism and is particularly liable to attacks of rabies. 
Measurements. —Very variable ; an average male measures 28 ins. head and 
body ; tail about a foot; weight from 18 to 22 lbs. 
THE INDIAN WILD DOG. 
Cyon Dukhuneasis. or Guon rutilans. Native names : Son-kutta, (Kashmir.) 
Bunkutta , J ungli-kutta, Hind.; Valai-karan, Tamil; Reza-kutta, Tel.; Bhunsa 
Himalayas ; Donga-ceeta, Kurku ; Donga-naik, Gond. 
