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THE SWINE. 



WE now come to a series of animals, a part of 

 which, in its various races, fills a very important 

 place in the general economy of mankind, the 

 Swine, (Sus of the ancients,) including the diffe- 

 rent forms which this rather extended group 

 exhibits in different countries, and which have 

 received various appellations. The true Sivine 

 are very extended in their distribution, the sup- 

 posed stock of our domestic breeds reaching over 

 Europe, Asia, and the north of Africa, while it 

 has been introduced and thrives in America, 

 Australia, and the South Sea Islands. In Africa, 

 we have also a variation of form in Phascochceres ; 

 in America, of Dicoteles ; and the South Sea 

 Islands seem to possess a distinct species of true 

 Sow, represented on plate XIX. Of these, only 

 the true Swine have been domesticated or used 

 for any economical purpose ; though there seems 

 no reason to suppose, that either the Babiroussa 

 or Dicoteles might not, with some trouble at 

 first, become useful animals. 



