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were noticed by Mr. Nuttall, who also states that 

 a skull of this animal was found in the Saltpetre 

 cave of Kentucky. Vid. "Travels in Arkansa 

 Territory," p. 155.* 



Genus. 



Tapirus^ Briss. Schreb. Cuv. Geoff* 

 Tapir ^ Gmel. lUig. 

 Hippopotamus^ Linn. 

 Hydrochierus, Erxleb. Storr. 



CHARACTESS. 



r Incisor 6. 

 Tsuperior 22. < Canine 2. 



Dental formula.-Teeth 44.^ rincisor 6. 



^.inferior 22. < Canine 2. 

 t Molar 14. 



* Mr. Nuttall probably alludes to the notice by Dr. Samuel 

 Brown, Professor of Practice in the Transylvania University, of 

 a skull found in the Saltpetre caves of Kentucky. (Vid. Barton's 

 Med. and Phys. Journal, vol. ii. part 2. p. 158.) This skull cer- 

 tainly belonged to the recent Pecari, and is at present in the 

 cabinet of the American Philosophical Society. 



" The very respectable and ingenious Dr. Samuel Brown, in- 

 forms the editor, that there has recently been discovered in one 

 of the nitrous caves which are so common in Kentucky, the 

 cranium of a large species of Sus, or Hog, in a state of excellent 

 preservation. With the exception of the Mexican Hog or Pec- 

 cary, no species of the genus has been discovered native within 

 the limits of North America. The Peccary itself is said to be 

 a pretty common animal in the Trans-Mississippi part of the 

 United States." 



