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that the bones of animals will become red by 

 their feeding on madder. 



8. Beaver. Penn. Syn. Quadr. p. 255. n. 190. 



Caftor Fiber, Linn. 

 Churchill River, N° 1. 



A mofl beautiful fpecimen, in high prefer vation, 

 and in full feafon ; the furr is of a fine jetty 

 black : the fkull of another has likewife been 

 fent. There is a great limilarity in the 

 conformation of the cutting teeth of this and 

 the preceding quadruped (the porcupine) ; 

 only the latter has them longer. 



9. Musk-Beaver. Penn. Syn. Quadr. p. 259. n. 



121. Caftor Zibethicus. Linn. 

 Mufquam. Severn River. 



It frequents the plains, builds a houfe like the 

 beaver, brings forth from five to feven young 

 at a time, and feeds on poplars, willows, and 

 grafs. 



10. Alpine Hare. Penn. Syn. Qaadr. p. 249. n. 

 185. Lepus timidus, Linn. Kalm's Trav. into N. 

 Amer. III. p. 59. 



York Fort. 



A fine fpecimen, in its compleat winter furr, be- 

 ing quite white, except the ears, which have 

 black tips. It is much larger than the following 

 animal. The common hare, Perm. Syn. Quadr. 

 does not fecm to be a native of America. 



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