1 ' ( Tl HF. III. 81 



.1 uliilc stripe down the hack, and ;i \. 

 bu>liy tail of a \\hite colour. 



Oiher ;mimul> of the Weasel tribe an; e.|iiall\ 



lor ditVii- ii. .MI odor of a highly p; 

 kind; as tin animal called the ( ' t for 



m.Ntaiirr. \\ hit Ii i- a large vi\rrr;i or V'.-a>rl, nu-a- 

 Mirini; iimn; than thn l\ t from i to 



the end of tin- tail: it is of a yllo\\ jsh i;rcy colour, 

 marked aloni^ the >id > hy iari;e blackish or <lu.-.ky 

 xj)ot> disposed into rou>: the throat, luva-t, and 



,il>o l.laek. The Mibstance called Ci\ 

 ohtaiiu (1 ly scrap in;.: it out from tim<' to time 

 from a peculiar inland or ca\ ity in which it is con- 

 tained. When fre>h, it i- \dy stronir, hut 

 grows milder hv length of time. 



The remaining LT- nt ra ot'aiiimals helonmng to 

 trihe are the following, viz. 

 Ursus ^ I' mprehendiug many sp< 



Didcljthix or Opossum, a numerous genus. 



ropus or k <>, a geun- gn ally allied 



f ()pouni in some points, hut diifering 



alily in other>, and not feeding on animal 



food, nor in striri projrit ty to be ranked in this 



orcii 



ti or M 



