Mr. R. Temple on the “ Warree” Peccary. 141 
Mr. F. H. Wilson exhibited four examples of a curiously-coloured 
variety of the Common Mole (Talpa europea), and read the follow- 
ing note on them :— 
“Nine of these Albinos were caught in the same meadow within 
a few days, on Mr. Gibbon’s farm, Beckenham, Kent. The Mole 
in general has four or five young ones at abirth. It is possible that 
all these were the offspring of the same parent, but I should think 
they must have bred amongst themselves. They were caught 
February 20th, 1860.” 
Mr. Sclater announced the arrival of some interesting animals from 
British Honduras, presented by R. Temple, Esq., Chief Justice of 
the Colony, to the Society’s Menagerie. These consisted of a pair 
of Guans (Penelope purpurascens), a pair of Curassows (Crax glo- 
bicera), a Collared Peccary (Dicotyles torquatus), and specimens of 
a singular breed of the Domestic Fowl, remarkable for its bones 
being black. 
Mr. Sclater observed that the following letter received from Mr. 
Temple seemed to indicate the presence in British Honduras of a 
second species of Peccary, called the ‘ Warree,’ about which more in- 
formation would be very desirable :— 
“16 St. James’ Square, 
Notting Hill, April 20th, 1860. 
«* Str,—The Warree, about which you wish me to give you some 
information, differs in some respects from the Peccary. The latter, 
as I said before, is never seen, except in couples; the former inva- 
riably appears in large flocks. The head of the Peccary is very 
large and clumsy in proportion to the body. That of the Warree is 
less disproportionate. The coat or skin of the Peccary is covered 
with long hairs, which are darkish at the roots, and lighter-coloured 
at the tips. The colour of the Warree is a dirty black, and the hair 
is long and tangled. The legs of the Peccary are shorter than those 
of the Warree. Both have the same orifice on the back, from which 
exudes a liquid having a very offensive odour. When either of these 
animals is shot for the purpose of being eaten (and they are excellent 
food), the orifice on the back must be instantly cut out, or the whole 
of the flesh will become so much tainted, that, so far from being able 
to eat it, you cannot tolerate its vicinity. But if the excisional knife 
has been applied in time, the flesh is sweet, white, short, and tender. 
The Warree is a far more ferocious animal than the Peecary; but 
his courage perhaps may arise from a principle not quite a stranger 
to the human breast—a consciousness of being well supported ; for, 
as I have said, they are always seen in multitudes. If you meet a 
flock of Warrees in the bush, and you take no notice of them, it is 
probable that they will take no notice of you. But if your intentions 
are hostile, and your design is to transfer one of them from his native 
wilderness to your kitchen, you must take care to place yourself in a 
safe position before you carry your design into execution. A gen- 
tleman, not long since, shot a Warree without having taken the ne- 
cessary precautions; the remainder of the flock instantly pursued 
