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GANGETIC HINDOOSTAN. 



Musk Weesel. 



f^ARE- 



Ursiform 

 Bradypus. 



The Malacca W. — N" 277, was firft defcribed by M. Sonnerat, 

 ii. 143. tab. 90; he omits its native place, only gives it generally, 

 to Les hides. 



From Lady Impey\ coIle<5lion I am enabled to introduce a 

 new fpecies under the name of the Mujk Weefel, — N' 276, the 

 nofe, lower part of the cheeks, legs and end of the tail are black; 

 on the middle of the cheeks is a white fpot ; body cinereous, 

 daflied with yellow; fome obfcure duiky lines and fpots mark 

 the body and lower part of the tail. 



The Faunula Indica of herbivorous animals, p. 43, begins 

 with a millake ; the Surinam Cavy not being a native of AJia. 



The common Hare, — N' 299, is frequent ; the rabbet only 

 naturalized. The Ogotona^ — N" 309, only found on the cold 

 northern chain of Ei^ofl^^^J". 



Two fpecies of 'Jerboas are found in India, a variety of the 

 middle fpecies, — ii. p. 166. B. and the Torrid, — N° 368 ; the laft 

 doubtful. 



I NOW introduce a new and moft fingiilar animal, the Urjiform 

 Sloth,— N° 452 ; I firfl: faw it in the fpring of 1790, in an exhi- 

 bition of animals in Londoji. It is a new fpecies brought from. 

 the fmall fandy hills not remote from Fatna. I place it among 

 the floths, by the artificial divifion, not from its partaking in 

 any refpedl of the fluggifh manners of the Bradypi. It has the 

 general appearance of a bear. Dodor Shaiv (in whofe company 

 I examined it) has given a very good defcription, and an ex- 

 cellent figure copied from Catton\ book of Quadrupeds. I re- 

 commended to Dodlor Shaw the trivial of Urfiformis. It was 

 about half the fize of an American, or little black bear, and at 



that 



