104 BADGER. Class I. 



than in Eio^ope, for Mr. Bell* says, he has 

 seen about a dozen at one time in the markets 

 at Pekin, and that the Chinese are very fond of 

 them. It does not appear that this animal is 

 found in the hotter parts of Asia, but is con- 

 fined to the cold, or the temperate parts of the 

 world. ... - .. ;- .J 



* Be//'5 Travels, I. 83. 



