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VNITED STATES- 



fisher or pekan of Canada, the Maryland mar- 

 mot, wood-chuck or ground hog, arctomyx mo- 

 nax L. : the urchin, hedge hog, or porcupine. The 

 hare, rabbit, raccoon, various species of squirrels, 

 among which the flying squirrel deserves parti- 

 cular notice. Ground mouse, the solitary Ameri- 

 can rat, muskrat, and the little shrew mouse, the 

 sm ^iiestof quadrupeds. For a particular account 

 of these animals, the reader is referred to the geo- 

 graphy of Dr. Morse, who has taken much pains to 

 collect observations upon their peculiarities from the 

 best authorities. 



