[25] John Barbut’s ‘Description of the Coast of Guinea in 1746.’

[26] ‘Travels in South Africa,’ vol. ii. p. 272.

[27] Selwyn, Geology of Victoria; ‘Journal of Geolog. Soc.,’ vol. xiv., 1858, p. 536, and vol. xvi., 1860, p. 148; and Prof. M’Coy, in ‘Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.’ (3rd series) vol. ix., 1862, p. 147. The Dingo differs from the dogs of the central Polynesian islands. Dieffenbach remarks (‘Travels,’ vol. ii. p. 45) that the native New Zealand dog also differs from the Dingo.

[28] These latter remarks afford, I think, a sufficient answer to some criticisms by Mr. Wallace, on the multiple origin of dogs, given in Lyell’s ‘Principles of Geology,’ 1872, vol. ii. p. 295.

[29] ‘Proceedings Zoolog. Soc.,’ 1833, p. 112. See also, on the taming of the common wolf, L. Lloyd, ‘Scandinavian Adventures,’ 1854, vol. i. p. 460. With respect to the jackal, see Prof. Gervais ‘Hist. Nat. Mamm.’ tom. ii. p. 61. With respect to the aguara of Paraguay see Rengger’s work.

[30] Roulin, in ‘Mém. présent. par divers Savans,’ tom. vi. p. 341.

[31] Martin, ‘History of the Dog,’ p. 14.

[32] Quoted by L. Lloyd in ‘Field Sports of North of Europe,’ vol. i. p. 387.

[33] Quatrefages, ‘Soc. d’Acclimat.,’ May 11th, 1863, p. 7.

[34] ‘Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.’ vol. xv., 1845, p. 140.