disappointed when it appeared to be also of the same 

 sex. This circumstance and the great scarcity of this 

 sort, at least in these parts, occasions some suspicions 

 in my mind whether it is really a species, or w^hether 

 it may not be the male part of the more known spe- 

 cies, one of which may supply many females ; as is 

 known to be the case in sheep, and some other quad- 

 rupeds. But this doubt can only be cleared by a 

 farther examination, and some attention to the sex, 

 of more specimens : all that I know at present is, that 

 my two were amply furnished with the parts of gen- 

 eration much resembling those of a boar. 



In the extent of their wings they measured four- 

 teen inches and a half : and four inches and a half 

 from the nose to the tip of the tail : their heads were 

 large, their nostrils bilobated, their shoulders broad 

 and muscular, and their whole bodies fleshy and 

 plump. Nothing could be more sleek and soft than 

 their fur, which was of a bright chestnut colour ; 

 their maws were full of food, but so macerated that 

 the quality could not be distinguished ; their livers, 

 kidneys, and hearts were large, and their bowels cov- 

 ered with fat. They weighed each, when entire, full 

 one ounce and one drachm. Within the ear there 

 was somewhat of a peculiar structure that I did not 

 understand perfectly ; but refer it to the observation 

 of the curious anatomist. These creatures sent forth 

 a very rancid and offensive smell. 



Sept. 1771. 



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