NO T I C E S offoine Animals ivhich are fioi 

 exprcjsly treated of in the Courfe of this 

 Work. 



WE have now finiflied, according to the ex- 

 tent of our ability, the hiftory of quadrupeds. 

 But, to reader it ftill more complete, thole of 

 which we could not procure an exadl know- 

 ledge muft not be pafTed over in filence. Their 

 number is fmall ; and even of this fmall num- 

 ber, feveral of them are only varieties of the 

 fpecies already defcribed. 



N OlT- i; C E I. 

 The WHITE, or POLAR BEAR *. 



THE white bear is a famous animal in our 

 moft northern regions. It is mentioned 

 by Martin, and fome other voyagers. But none 



of 



* Polar bear, with 'long head and neck ; fliort round ears ; 

 fnd of the nofe black; v.irt teeth ; hair long, foft, white, and 

 tinged in fome parts with yellow ; limbs of great fize and 



ftrength. 



