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CHAP, letter, of what I now, though in this unconnedled method, 

 ^^^^^^ public. 



" I received," fays Mr. Allemand, " the fmall animal 

 "reprefented in the plate*. In the catalogue it was 

 " called the grey-weazel, from which circumftance I de- 

 " rived the name grifon, becaufe I knew not how it is 

 " denominated in the country where it is found. The 



whole upper part of its body is covered with deep 

 _ brown hair, having white points, which gives it a 



" greyifli brown colour : under the head and neck is a 

 " bright grey, becaafe the hairs are very Ihort, and the 

 " white part is of equal length with the brown. The 



muzzle, the under part of the body, and legs, are black, 



which Angularly contrafts with the grey colour on the 



head and neck. 



" The head of this animal is very large in proportion 

 " to its body, its ears almoft form a femicircle, its eyes 

 " are large, and its mouth is armed with itrong grinders 

 " and lharp tulks : it has fix cutting teeth in each jaw, 

 " four of them hardly rifing above the gums. Both the 

 " fore and hind feet have five toes, with yellowifh claws ; 

 " the tail is pretty long, and terminates in a point. 



The grifon has a greater refemblance to the weazel, ^ 

 ** than to any other animal, but it belongs not to the 



weazel tribe ; for its body is not long enough, and its 



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