470 INDIAN BADGER. 



only four claws on the fore feet; but this was sur- 

 mised to have been rather owing to some acci- 

 dental circumstance than truly natural; though 

 it appears to have been considered by Dr. Gmelin 

 as forming part of the genuine specific character 

 of the animal. This species is rather scarce in 

 America. It is found in the neighbourhood of 

 Hudson's Bay, and in Terra di Labrador, and, 

 as Mr. Pennant suspects, as low as Pensylvania, 

 where it is called the Ground Hog. 



VAR. r 



A variety of this is found in some parts of Ame- 

 rica, with the under parts slightly tinged with 

 yellow. It is mentioned by Brisson under the title 

 of Meles supra alba, infra ex albo jlavicans. 



INDIAN BADGER. 



Ursus Indicus. U supra albus, infra niger. 



B. white above, black beneath. 



Indian Badger. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 16. 



MR. PENNANT is the first and only describer 

 of this species, which was brought from India, 

 and was in the possession of the late Mr. John 

 Hunter. Its length from nose to tail was about 

 two feet, of the tail four inches. It had five 

 toes on each foot; the inner small; the claws very 

 long and strait. The head was small; the nose 

 pointed ; there was scarce any appearance of ex- 



