i 4 4 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS, 



The HOG Kind. 



M NIMALS of the Hog kind feem to poffefs 

 XjL a middle nature, between thofe that live upon 

 grafs and fuch as are carnivorous; and unite in them- 

 felves mod of thofe diflinclions which are peculiar to 

 each clafs. Like the one, they will feed on animal fub- 

 ftances, and do not ruminate; like the other, they are 

 cloven-hoofed, live chiefly on vegetables, and feldom feek 

 after animal food, except when urged by neceffity. 



The WILD- BOAR, 



which is the original of all the varieties to be found in 

 this creature, is much fmaller than thofe of the domef- 

 tic kind ; and does not, like them, vary in colour, but is 

 uniformly of a brindled or dark-grey, inclining to black. 

 — His fnout is longer than that of the tame Hog ; and 

 his ears are fhort, round, and black. He is armed with 



