CANIS FAMILIARIS. Linn. Var. Indica. The Pariah, Polygar, and Brinjara dogs, and Tibetan mastiff. The Brinjara dog is a large, powerful animal, in shape and with limbs some what resembling the Persian greyhound, only much more powerful. The breed seems, how ever, to be disappearing from amongst the Brin jara tandas, and replaced by the ordinary pariah. In 1868 the editor met a great tanda on the march at Ajunta, but only pariah dogs amongst them. Indeed, between the Brinjara dog and many of the pariah dogs there is so great a resemblance, as to impress with the belief that they are the same variety. In many villages are pariah dogs in no way distinguishable from the Briujara. The large Brinjara dog is an eager hunter of the larger game, a faithful, intelligent, and good watch-dog, but does not crave atten tion. The Polygar dog is large and powerful, and is peculiar in being without hair. The Beder race of Zorapore and Ghurghunta hunt the wild boar with a large powerful breed of dogs. A peculiar breed is raised by the raja of Rampur, seemingly between the Persian greyhound and the Tibetan mastiff. The Tibetans have a mastiff, a terrier, and a poodle, and the two last are pets, and the poodle is often fed for the table. The Chinese dogs from Japan, the original of the King Charles spaniel, is sometimes seen in India. The C. /Egyptians, C. cauda, C. Dukhunensis, do not need separate remark. See Dog.
Canis laniger, Hodgs., Tibet white wolf.
Chankodi, . KAMAON. I Change, . . Tit.
Himalaya.
Canis niger, Jerd., black wolf of Tibet.
. . TIE.
Canis pallipes, Sykes, Blyth, Indian wolf.
C. lupus, var., Ell.
Bighana, . BIINDELKH. Landgah, . . . HIND. Tola, . . . . . CAN. Nekra, . . .
Bhera, Bheria, Hundar, Hurar, „ Byrta, Bharya, HIND. Toralu„ . . . TEL.
The wolf roams in Central and Southern India ; they are never seen singly, but always in large or small packs. If a single one appear, it may be assumed that others of the pack are near. They are bold, even in the vicinity of towns, scarcely moving off from a horseman. Length from muzzle to insertion of tail, 36 to 37 inches ; do. of tail, 16 to 17i; height at
shoulder, 24 to 26 ; length of head, 10 ; circum ference of do., 16 to 17 ; weight of an adult female, 42 lbs. The wolves of the Southern lilahratta country generally hunt in packs, chase the goat antelope (Gazella Arabica), steal round the herd of Antilope cervicapra, and conceal themselves on different sides till an opportunity offers of seizing one of them unawares, as they approach, whilst grazing, to one or other of their hidden assailants. On one occasion, three wolves were seen to chase a herd of gazelle across a ravine, in which two others were lying in wait. They succeeded in seizing a female gazelle, which was taken from them. They have frequently been seen to course and run down hares and foxes ; and it is a common belief of the ryots that in open plains, where there is no cover or conceal ment, they scrape a hole in the earth, in which one of the pack lies down and remains hid, while the others drive the herd of antelope over him. Their chief prey, however, is sheep, and the shepherds say that part of the pack attack and keep the dogs in play, while others carry off their prey ; and that, if pursued, they follow the same plan, part turning and checking the dogs, while the rest drag away the carcase, till they evade pursuit. Instances are not uncommon of their attacking man. In 1875, 1061 persons were devoured by wolves ; in the next five years, 887, 564, 845, 492, and 347; and from four to six hundred are annually destroyed. Sometimes a large wolf is seen to seek his prey singly. These are called won-tola, and reckoned particularly fierce. In Oudh and the Panjab they destroy large numbers of children. Their ordinary prey are deer, sheep; and in pursuit, they display great sagacity, throwing out flanking parties, and surrounding game. In 1866 the editor witnessed a sambur run close up to a railway train in Berar, halt as the train moved on, and it then fled at speed ; looking beyond, a body of wolves were seen in pursuit.