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SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF MAMMALIA. 



75. — Brazilian Porcupine. 



night. Marcgrave states that its voice is like that or 

 a sow. 'J'he quills are stated to have the same pene- 

 trating and destructive quality as those of the Canadian 

 species. It is a sluggish animal, climbing trees very 

 slowly, and holding on with its prehensile tail, especially 

 in its descent. It grows very fat, and the liesh is said 

 to be white and well-tasted. Our cut is taken from a 

 specimen in the garden of the Zoological Society. 



Col. Sykes regards the porcupine of the Dukhun, 

 called " sayal " by the Mahrattas, as distinct from the 

 ordinai'y species. It is nearly a third larger, and all the 

 spines and tubes of the tail are entirely white ; the spines 



