to North America. 23 5 



Females have a Bag under their Belly, Where their 

 young ones enter upon a purfuit, in order to fave 

 themfelves along with the Mother, who immedi- 

 ately betakes her felf to flight. 



The Silver-colour'd Foxes are of the The Animah 

 fame fhape with thofe of Europe, as 

 well as the black ones. The black t ° r r ies [ mn ~ 

 ones are very fcarce, and whofoever 

 catches one, is fure to fell it for its weight in Gold. 

 This fpecies is met with only in the coldeft Coun- 

 tries. 



The White Bears are a monftrous Animal, and ex- 

 traordinary long ; their Head has a formidable Af- 

 pe&, and their Hair is very large and thick ; they 

 are fo fierce, that they'll come and attack a Sloop 

 in the Sea, with feven or eight Men in it. ? Tis 

 faid, that they'll fwim fix or feven Leagues without 

 being tyr'd. They live upon Fifh and Shells upon 

 the Sea-fhoar, from whence they feldom ftraggle 

 far. I never law but one of J em in my Life-time, 

 which had certainly tore me to pieces, if I had 

 not fpy'd it at a diftance, and fo had time to run 

 back tor fhelter to Fort Leuis at Placentia. 



The Flying Squirrels are as big as a large Rat, and 

 of a greyifh white colour. They are as droufie, as 

 thofe of the other Species are watchful. They are 

 call'd Flying Squirrels, in regard that they fly froni 

 one Tree to another, by the means of a certain Skin 

 which ftretchcs it felf out in the form of a Wing, 

 when they make thefe little Flights. 



The WhiteHares are only fuch in Winter,for as foon 

 as the Spring comes on, they begin to turn grayifh, 

 and by degrees recover the fame colour as our Hares 

 have in France, which they hold till the end of 

 Autumn. 



The SuiJJe Squirrels are little Animals, refembling 

 little Rats. The Epithet of SuiJJe is beftow'd upon 

 ? em, in regard that the Hair which covers their Bo- 



