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TOUAN. 



Viverra Touan. V. ferruginea, subtus alba, cauda versus apt- 



cem mid a. 

 Ferruginous W. white beneath, with the tail naked towards the 



tip. 

 Le Touan. Buff", svppl. 7. p. 252. pL 61. 



THIS is a very small species, less than the com- 

 mon Weesel, and is a native of Cayenne, living 

 in hollow trees, and feeding on worms and insects. 

 The upper part of the snout, the head, and the 

 whole body as far as the tail, is blackish ; the sides 

 of the body and limbs bright ferruginous ; and the 

 lower parts, from throat to tail, white : the tail 

 towards the tip is bare. 



QUIQUI. 



Viverra Quiqui. 



Mustela Quiqui. M. cor pore fusco, rostro cuneifortni. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. Gmel. p. 99. 

 Brown W. with cuneiform snout. 

 Quiqui. Molina hist. not. Chili. 4. p. 258. 



THIS species inhabits Chili, living under ground 

 and feeding on mice, &c. It is principally dis- 

 tinguished by its cuneiform or wedge-shaped 

 snout: the ears are short and round, with a white 

 spot in the middle : the legs and tail short : the 

 feet like those of a Lizard: the length of the ani- 

 mal from nose to tail thirteen inches. 



