[44.] Sticte.]—Ver. 217. ‘Spot.’ So called from the variety of her colors, as στικτὸς, signifies ‘diversified with various spots,’ from στίζω, ‘to vary with spots.’ ‘Tigris’ means ‘Tiger.’
[45.] Alce.]—Ver. 217. ‘Strong.’ From the Greek ἀλκὴ ‘strength.’
[46.] Leucon.]—Ver. 218. ‘White.’ From λευκὸς, ‘white.’
[47.] Asbolus.]—Ver. 218. ‘Soot,’ or ‘Smut.’ From the Greek ἄσβολος, ‘soot.’
[48.] Lacon.]—Ver. 219. From his native country, Laconia.
[49.] Aëllo.]—Ver. 219. ‘Storm.’ From ἄελλα, ‘a tempest.’
[50.] Thoüs.]—Ver. 220. ‘Swift.’ From θοὸς, ‘swift.’ Pliny the Elder states, that ‘thos’ was the name of a kind of wolf, of larger make, and more active in springing than the common wolf. He says that it is of inoffensive habits towards man; but that it lives by prey, and is hairy in winter, but without hair in summer. It is supposed by some that he alludes to the jackal. Perhaps, from this animal, the dog here mentioned derived his name.
[51.] Lycisca.]—Ver. 220. ‘Wolf.’ From the diminutive of the Greek word λύκος, ‘a wolf.’ Virgil uses ‘Lycisca’ as the name of a dog, in his Eclogues.
[52.] Harpalus.]—Ver. 222. ‘Snap.’ From ἁρπάζω, ‘to snatch,’ or ‘plunder.’
[53.] Melaneus.]—Ver. 222. ‘Black-coat.’ From the Greek, μέλας, ‘black.’