44<5 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The Brazilian PORCUPINE 



differs fo greatly from the laft, that it can fcarcely be 

 faid to bear any relation to it, except in its being cover- 

 ed with fpines about three inches in length: They are 

 white, very (harp, and have a bar of black near the 

 points. The bread, belly, and lower part of the legs, 

 are covered with ftrong briftly hairs of a brown colour. 

 Its tail is long and flender, and almoft naked at the end : 

 The animal ufes it in descending trees, by twitting it 

 round the branches. 



It inhabits Mexico and Brazil, lives in woods, and 

 feeds on fruits and fmall birds. It preys by night, and 

 fleeps in the day. It makes a noife like the grunting of 

 a Swine, and grows very fat.—- Its flefh is white, and 

 efteemed good to eat. 



