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advanced in another part of his work. 

 Thefe, and other inaccuracies, feern 

 fomewhat inconfiftent with the pre ten - 

 (ions of an Author, who boafts of hav- 

 ing examined on the rpot, " whatever 

 " America, or the known parts of A- 

 "frica, have produced to excite curio- 

 " fity." I will not deny the Author's 

 aflertion on this particular, tho' I mud 

 declare, that I can no where difcover 

 the veftigia of his obfervations in Guia- 

 na, and fome other parts of America 

 which I have vifited, tho' the Work, 

 indeed, is not without merit. 



The Tiger Cat of Guiana is about 

 one third, larger than the largeft dome- 

 ftic Cats in Europe, and its head, whifr 

 kers, ears, feet, toes, and claws, very 

 much refemble thofe of an ordinary Cat, 

 but are larger, and there is a great fe- 

 rocity in its eyes and countenance. They 

 are covered with a {hort, fine, foft down, 



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