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hurt. Willi a liiile patieTicc and care, it niiclif: 

 be rendered still more useful than the otter for 

 the purpose of takin^i; iish. The female has uve 

 or six vouiig" at a births by whom slie i always 

 aerompanied. 



Of the cloven-footed terrestrial quadrjipeds of 

 Chili, some are grameiiivorous, or such as feed 

 upon vegetables^ and others carnivorous; of ilie 

 latter are the chingliue, the ciija, the quiqid, the 

 porcupine, the cidpeii, the giifgna, the coloculo, 

 and the pagi. 



The chinghuc (viverra chinga) is of the size 

 of a cat; its colour is black inclining to blue, 

 except upon the back, whicii is marked with a 

 broad stripe, composed of round wliite spots, 

 extending from the forehead to the tail. The 

 head is long, the ears are broad and well covered 

 with hair, the eyes large witli black pupils, tlie 

 nose is sharp, the upper lip extended beyond t!ie 

 lower, and the mout]i^ wliich is deeply clefts 

 contains twelve incisorial tcelh, four sharp ca- 

 nine, and sixteen grinders. The hind feet are 

 longer than the fore, and on each foot are five 

 toes armed with nails, which serve the atiinud to 

 dig; deep burrows in the enrth. wliere it secures 

 its yoiinrr. It alwavs carries its head down, ;t: d 

 the tail, which is covered with kini'; hair, tiirnei 

 ever upon its back like the vqr.irreL 



The urine of the cliingliuc i> n^t. as is getic- 

 rally supposed, f^tid, but the odour, so disgunii.i^ 



