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TOUAN. 
Viverra Touan. V. ferruginea, suhtus alba, cauda 'versus api- 
cem nuda. 
Ferruginous W. white beneath, with the tail naked towards the 
tip. 
Le Touan. Buff, suppl. y. p. 2^2. pi. 61. 
This is a very small species, less than the com- 
mon Weesel^ and is a native of Cayenne, living 
in hollow trees, and feeding on worms and insects. 
The upper part of the snout, the head, and the 
whole body as far as the tail, is blackish ; the sides 
of the body and limbs bright ferruginous ; and the 
lower parts, from throat to tail, white : the tail 
towards the tip is bare. 
QUIQUI. 
Viverra Quiqui. 
Mustek Quiqui. M. corpore fuscOj rostro cuneiformi. Lin, 
Syst. Nat. Gmel.p. 99. 
Brown W. with cuneiform snout. 
Quiqui. Molina hist. nat. Chili, i^. p. 2 ^S. 
This species inhabits Chili, living under ground 
and feeding on mice, &c. It is principally dis- 
tinguished by its cuneiform or wedge-shaped 
snout: the ears are short and round, with a white 
spot in the middle : the legs and tail short : the 
feet like those of a Lizard: the length of the ani- 
mal from nose to tail thirteen inches. 
