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somewhat disappointed when it appeared to be also 

 of the same sex. This circumstance, and the great 

 scarcity of this sort, at least in these parts, occa- 

 sions some suspicions in my mind whether it is 

 really a species, or whether it may not be the male 

 part of the more known species, one of which may 

 supply many females, as is known to be the case in 

 sheep, and some other quadrupeds. But this doubt 

 can only be cleared by a farther examination, and 

 some attention to the sex, of more specimens. All 

 that I know at present is, that my two were amply 

 furnished with the parts of generation, much resem- 

 bling those of a boar. 



In the extent of their wings, they measured 

 fourteen inches and a half, and four inches and a 

 half from the nose to the tip of the tail : their heads 

 were large, their nostrils bilobated, their shoulders 

 broad and muscular, and their whole bodies fleshy 

 and plump. Nothing could be more sleek and soft 

 than their fur, which was of a bright chestnut colour; 

 their maws were full of food, but so macerated, that 

 the quality could not be distinguished ; their livers, 

 kidneys, and hearts, were large, and their bowels 

 covered with fat. They weighed each, when entire, 

 full one ounce and one drachm. Within the ear, 

 there was somewhat of a peculiar structure that I 

 did not understand perfectly ; but refer it to the ob- 

 servation of the curious anatomist. These creatures 

 send forth a very rancid and offensive smell. 



