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Cercoleptes caudivolvulus. — The Potto, or Yellow Macauco. 
Plate XVII. fig. 2. 
Fur silky, of a bright brownish-yellow. About nineteen 
inches long. Inhabits South America. 
Genus 46. —Taxus. — Geoffroy. 
Generic Character. — Incisory teeth canines J—J, grinders 
; total 38. The first grinder very small, second and third 
acute, the fourth cutting on the outer side, the fifth large and 
tuberculous ; the body is thick; legs very short; feet with five 
toes and strong nails ; muzzle moderately long ; ears short and 
round ; eyes small; tail very short, with a pouch under it, con¬ 
taining a fetid secretion. 
Taxus Vulgaris .— The Badger. 
Plate IX. fig. 5. 
Fur coarse and bristly, grayish-brown on the sides, back, and 
tail; abdomen and legs entirely black; claws on the fore feet 
long, strong, and straight, formed for burrowing ; ears and 
eyes small, the latter placed in a black stripe, which commences 
behind the ears, and tapers towards the nose. About two feet 
and a half long; tail six inches. Inhabits Europe. 
Genus 47—Gulo. — Cuvier. 
Generic Character. —Incisory teeth |, canines J-J, molars 
or s-5 ; total 36 or 38. The three first molars in the up¬ 
per jaw, and the four first in'the lower, are small, succeeded by 
a larger carnivorous or cutting tooth, and small tuberculous 
teeth at the back; the body low; head moderately elongated ; 
ears short and round; tail short; feet with five toes, armed 
with crooked nails. 
Gulo arcticus — The Wolverene, or Glutton. 
Plate X. fig. 6. 
Fur of a deep chestnut on the sides, darker on the back; 
