CAPE VERB BOAR. 243 



Hence we may prefume, that the Cape Verdboar 

 is only a fimple variety, a particular race, in the 

 fpecies of the common hog. 



SUPPLEMENT. 



We formerly fuggefted, that the wild boar of - 

 Cape Verd appeared to be a different race, and 

 perhaps a different fpecies from all the other 

 hogs. The celebrated M. Allamand, profeifor 

 of Natural Hiitory at Leyden, was kind enough 

 to fend us an engraving of this animal, and af- 

 terwards wrote M. Daubenton in the follow- 

 ing terms : 



' I believe, Sir, that the wild boar reprelent- 



* eJ in the plate which 1 fent you, is the fame 

 ' with that pointed out by you under the dcno- 



* mination of the Wild Boar of Cape Verd. This 

 ' animal is ftill living (May 5. 1767) in the me- 



* nagery of the Prince of Orange. I vifu him 

 ' occafionally, and always with frefh plcafure. 

 ' I cannot help admiring the fingular form of 

 ' his head. 1 have written to t'le Governour of 

 ' the Cape of Good Hope, begging him, if pof- 

 ' fible, to tranfmit me another. But of this I 

 " have little hope ; becaufe, even at the Cape, it 

 ' was regarded as a monfter, which had never 

 ' hitherto been feen by any perfon, \(, how- 



* ever, 1 fucceed in my requefl, I fhall fend the 

 animal to France, that you and M. de BufTon 



Qj2 ' may 



