HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



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THE DWARF MOUSE. 



Is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, where it 

 was discovered, and first described, by Sparrman. 

 It is distinguished from every other species of the 

 genus, by four black lines along its back, from the 

 head to the tail. 



It is supposed to be the most diminutive quad- 

 ruped in the world, being scarcely two inches in 

 length. In the annexed representation, it is drawn 

 the natural size, and forms a striking contrast with 

 those gigantic animals which inhabit that quarter 

 of the world. 



