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HUDSON S BAY HTRAX. 



Hyrax Hudsonius. H. cinereo-fuscvs pills apice albidis, palmis 



plantisque tetradactylis. 

 Cinereous-brown Hyrax, with the hair whitish at the tips, and 



four toes on all the feet. 

 Tailless Marmot. Pennant Quadr. a. p. 137. 



THIS was first described by Mr. Pennant, and 

 is in the Leverian Museum. Its colour is a cine- 

 reous brown, with the ends of the hairs white. 

 It is a native of Hudson's Bay. Its size is nearly 

 that of a common Marmot : the two upper teeth 

 are moderately large, and shaped like those of 

 the Cape Hyrax : the four lower are very strong, 

 rather long than broad, and are very abruptly 

 truncated, without any appearance of denticula- 

 tions : the feet are tetradactylous ; of a similar 

 form to those of the Cape Hyrax, but have 

 rounded claws on all the toes. Nothing particu- 

 lar is known of the manners or natural history of 

 this species. 



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