THE WHITE WATER RAT. 239 



back ; and the reft of the body is white, and in 

 fome places yellow. The head, muzzle, and 

 end of the tail are white. The hair is fofter 

 and more glofly than that of our water-rat. But, 

 in every other article, thefe animals are perfedlly 

 fimilar, and undoubtedly belong to the fame 

 fpecies. The white hair is an effed: of cold ; 

 and it is probable, that white water-rats may be 

 found in the North of Europe, as well as in 

 Canada. 



XI. 

 THE GUINEY HOG*. 



Though this aniraal differs from the com- 

 mon hog in fome charaders, I prefume that it 



is 



Talpa Sibericus verficolor, Afpalax diclus; Scl, Muf. torn. I. 

 /■. 51. tab. ^2. fg. 4. 5. Klein quad. p. 6o. 



Talpa Aliatica, ecaudata, palmis tridaclylis ; Linn. S\ft. Nat. 



P-li- 



Talpa ecaudata, ex viridi aurea, pedibus anticis tridaftylis, 

 poflicis tetradaiftylis ; Brijfon. quad. p. 206. 



* Hog ■with a lefler head than the common kind ; very 

 long, (lender, and fharp pointed ears ; tail hanging down t9 

 the heels, without hairs ; the body covered with fhort red 

 Thinning hairs, but about the neck and lower part of the back 

 a little longer ; no bridles ; a domeflic variety of the common 

 kind; Pennant's Sjinopf. of quad. p. 6g. 



Porcus 



