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Margay, or Cayenne cat defcribed, vii. 249. Is a ferocious and 

 cruel animal, 250. The fame with the Pichou of Louifiana, ib. 

 The Guepard likewife belongs to this genus, 251. and the 

 tiger wolf, ib. Defcriptions of tiger-cats by M. de la Bor Jc 

 aiid M. Condamine, 252. 253. 



Marikina, or filky monkey defcribed, viii. 209. 



Marmofe, or Marmofa, V. 245. n. 



Marmot defcribed, iv. 339. Is eafily tamed when taken young, 



340. Has fome refemblance both to the bear and to the rat, 



341. Is very fubjeft to be rendered torpid by cold, 342. 

 Some of thcfe animals are faid to allow themfclves to be 

 loaded with hay, and drawn by others like a cart, 343. Be- 

 come extremely lean towards the end of the fleeping feafon, 

 344. The Greeks were unacquainted with this animal, and 

 Pliny is the firfl Latin author who cakes notice of it, 345. 

 Marmot of Canada defcribed, 346. Marmot of Kamtfchatka, 

 and of the Cape of Good Hope, defcribed, 348. The latter 

 fometimes known by the name of the Rock badger, 349. Other 

 marmots defcribed, vii. 198. 



Marriage. See Puberty. 



Marta, iv. 245. n. 



Martarus, iv. 245. n. 



Martes, iv. 229. n. 245. n. vii. 309. n. 



Martin defcribed, iv. 239. Cannot be perfeflly tamed, 241. 

 Sometimes fleeps two days fucceffively, and at other times 

 fleeps none for as long, 242. 



Martin of Guiana defcribed, 243. 



Marfhes ; of their effefts, i. 473. Account of the mofl remark- 

 able marfhes in Europe, 478. 



Mazames defcribed, vii. 30. The word, in the Mexican language, 

 is a generic name for the (lag, the fallow-deer, and the roe- 

 buck. 



Meles, iv. 226. n. v. 239. n. vii. 210. n. 



Memina defcribed, vii. 28. n. 



Merian opoffum defcribed, viii. 267. Merian's miRake with re- 

 gard to it, 269. 



Mico, or fair monkey defcribed, viii. 2(4. Never defcribed by 

 any traveller but M. Condamine, 215. 



Modena ; peculiarity of the foil in that dutchy, i. 481. 



Mole defcribed, iv. 309. Is more amply endowed with gene- 

 rative organs than any other animal, 310. Is moll annoyed 

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