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The natural history of dogs : Canidae or genus Canis of authors ; including also the genera Hyaena and Proteles / by Lieut. Col…
28 MEMOIR OF PALLAS.
one has reecived a more detailed description. - The
next animal of which he gives an account is the…
MEMOIR OF PALLAS. 31
length on the Anomim, Serpule, the Nercides and
Aphroditee, the Echiuree, Lumbrici, and Hydatids.…
52 MEMOIR OF PALLAS.
to Cuvier, no antinal, cven the eommionest among
oursclves, are so well known. He alzo ntroduced to…
82 INTRODUCTION.
admitted the wolf and the jackal to be constituents
of his genus Canis ; but it does not appear that he…
INTRODUCTION. 99
about four thousand years, or of fifteen hundred,
perhaps mearly two thousand, generations.* If it
were…
IN GENERAL. 119
cleanly as animals of the cat kind. In this respect
the nocturnal species, whose fur is also more close
and…
SUB-GENUS I. CHAON.
SECTION I. LUPUS.
THE WOLVES.
Lupus, Linn.—Sub-genus Chaon, Ifam. Smith.
Tug typical wolf of Europe and…
134 TIE WOLVES,
ately devour him. At the elose of the appalling
famine which desolated India, now more than a
quarter of a…
138 THE WOLVES.
by Buffon, disclose the usual disposition of wolves,
yet when taken young and under judicious treat-
ment,…
140 THE WOLVES,
Dblished ; he resumed his good condition of body
and brilliant coat ; his keepers could again approach
him…
184
THE PAR[AH DOG.
Clinyseus pahariak, Nowis.
Chien marron of the French at Pondicherry.
It may be questioned whether the…
218
THE BARBARY JACKAL.
Sucalius Barbarus.
Canis Barbarus, Shasr.
Tag Thaleb of Bruce, and the Dech of Tunis of
Dr. Shaw…
224 CORSAC DOG-FOX.
half the length, and the snout prolonged to a point,
indicating an approach to viverrine forms. The Cor…
229
THE ISATIS.
Cynalope insectivorus.
Canis Bengalensis, Shar.—Bengal Fox, Pennant.—Isatis of
Buffon.
Turs animal, shown…
FALKLAND ISLAND AGUARA DOG. 253
the voyage of the Beagle. Captain Fitzroy having
fayoured us with several communications on…
AGUARA DOG OF THE WOODS. 255
us that this is the true chicn des bois. Buffon’s figure
isj we think, that of a semi-…