nsr o T IE, 



The annexed articles by Hearne and Bennett, Appendices 

 B and C, are the best and most authentic extant upon the 

 beaver. They have been made the foundation of the later 

 accounts of this animal which are found in the Encyclope- 

 dias, and in current works on Natural History. It was their 

 brevity, and consequent incompleteness, which induced the 

 publication of this work, for the purpose of furnishing a more 

 detailed exposition of the habits of the beaver, and of his ar- 

 lificial erections. 



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