I2S HYSTRIX. 



^Dorfata» 3. H. palmis tetradaftylis , plands f ent.ldatflyii^ , 

 cauda longa, dorfo folo fpinofo. Urfon. Buff; 

 XII. tab. 55. Edw. birds. i. tab. 52. Canada 

 Porcupine. Penn. quadr. p. 344, n. 2^7* 

 Habitat in America boreali, 



*I\Iacroura.4- H. pedibus pentadacflylis , cauda prcelonga, 

 aculeis medio crallioribus. Linn. 12. p. 77. 4. 

 Urfon. BuFF. 1. c. T/ie longtailed Porcnpine, 

 Penn. quadr. p. 391. p. 254»Schreb. Zaugth. 

 I. 170. 

 Habitat in India, 



*BrafiIienfis.5. H. cauda longa prehenfili apicenuda, cor- 

 pore aculeis brevioribus. Chat epineux. Brafi- 

 lian Porcupine. Penn. quadr.^. 392. tab. 41. i. 

 Habitat in Brafilia, 



• OBSERVATIONES. 



I. Genus Hyfiricurn; in ordine giirium eminct, corpore 

 fpHiofo, dum cetera, tantum non omnia, animalia 

 huc pertinentia , veliere gaudent velutino quafi ; gens 

 ha^c armata innocua tamen ; eam , aculeos in hollem 

 emittere infipida fabella ; fpina; enim five aculei fatis 

 valide cuti inlia^rent. 



Crifiati Indici calcuhis vefica? maximi valoris oiim & 

 adhuc (Vid hid. Utterat.^ 



fi. Anne Braflienfis idem fit ciim prehenfiH vel ejus va- 

 rietas, vaide dubito, vivum vidi, fe Icepius in polli- 

 cos pedes erigentem. 



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