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vol. viii. p. 450. He notices in the skull of a 

 Wart Hog in the Parisian collection, the exis- 

 tence of two incisors in the intermaxillary bone, 

 which he considers, therefore, as denoting a pecu- 

 liar species ; because the upper incisors of the 

 species at the Cape are not only entirely wanting, 

 (even in the young individuals,) but, in conse- 

 quence of the thin leafy substance of the inter- 

 maxillary bone, cannot even take root in it. His 

 reasons for considering both of the same genus, 

 notwithstanding the absence of the upper incisors 

 in the one, are sufficiently supported by the cir- 

 cumstance, that the same occurs in others of the 

 Pachydermes, as in the case of the Rhinoceros. 

 Cuvier accompanied the above distinction between 

 the two Wart Hogs, by a representation of the 

 two skulls which guided his judgment, and we 

 instantly recognized our new species. 



The discovery of two new species of the genus 

 Phascochaeres, is thus due to the merit of Fred. 

 Cuvier. What we add on that subject, we merely 

 wish to give as an additional inquiry supporting 

 the labours of that learned naturalist, and with 

 an intention of corroborating his views. A consi- 

 derable number of that same species which were 

 sent to us by Ruppel, enables us to state the 

 following facts as well established. First. All the 

 individuals of our new species, whether of old or 

 young animals, and such as had not yet atta'ned 



