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of middling thickness, but less so than in the 

 Siani Pig, or in the Babiroussa ; the skin is brown 

 and wrinkled, naked and reddish behind the 

 ears, upon the cheeks, and many parts of the 

 abdomen. The extremity of the muzzle is fur- 

 nished with long black hair, most abundant on 

 the lower jaw, and around the eyes, and two black 

 bands stretch upon the lower jaws. The upper 

 parts of the body and the sides are blackish red, 

 duller and browner upon the limbs. The cheeks, 

 throat, flanks, and belly, are white, singled with 

 some black hairs. The young are commonly of 

 a dull brown, having upon the back from two to 

 five longitudinal bands of a bright fawn colour. 

 They are extremely common in the forests of 

 New Guinea. The Papuans keep them confined 

 in enclosures around their cottages, having, for 

 the most part, trapped the young ones ; but they 

 never attempt to tame the animal, which always 

 retains its wild and fierce manners. Those which 

 were taken on board the Coquile, were remark- 

 able for their strength and courage, though in a 

 short time they became tame. They were much 

 esteemed for the delicacy of their flesh, and 

 formed a welcome delicacy during the voyage. 



In the South Sea Islands, there is a small, short 

 legged, black variety of Pig, which some authors 

 are inclined to consider as derived from some 

 other stock than the Wild Boar ; but there seem* 



