to North America. % 1 5 



White Bears. 



Siffieur9, an Animal that makes a whizzing noife* 



Flying Squirrels, 



White Hares. 



Beavers, 



Otters. 



Musk-Rats. 



Suijje Squirrels, or a fort of Squirrels^ whofe Hair re* 



fembles a Suiffes Doublet. 

 Great Harts. 

 Sea- Wolves or Calves. 



A Defcription of fuch Animals or Bcafls, as are not men* 

 tiondin the Letters. 



THe Mkhibichi is a fort of Tyger, The Animals 

 only 'tis lefs than the common Ty- °l^l r f] uth 

 ger, and not fo much fpeckl'd. Asfoon mn nes ° 

 as it defcries a Man, it runs away, and climbs up 

 the firft Tree it meets with; It attacks all brute 

 Animals whatfoever, and conquers 'em with eafe ; 

 and, which is very fingular and peculiar to it above 

 all other Animals, it runs in tQ the afliftance of the 

 Savages, when they purfue Bears and wild Beeves ; 

 upon fuch occafions it makes as if 'twere affraid 

 of no body, and fally's out with fury upon the 

 hunted Animal. The Savages call thefe Animals a 

 fort of Manitotis, that is, Spirits that love Men; and 

 'tis upon that fcore they efteem and refpeft 'em to 

 fuch a degree, that they would choofe rather to die, 

 than to kill one of 'em. 



The white Beavers are much valued, upon the ac- 

 count of their being uncommon, though at the 

 fame time, their Hair is neither fo large nor fo fine 

 ss that of the common Beavers. As there are but 

 few of thefe white Beavers, fq thofe which are quite 

 black are very fcarce, 



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