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SARICOVIENNE. 
Lutra Saricovienna. L. grisea albo maculata. 
Grey O. spotted with black. 
La petite Loutre d'eau douce de Cayenne. Biiff, siippl. ^. p, 159, 
pi. 22. 
Saricovienne, Pennant Quadr, 2. p. Si. ^ 
This is said to be of the size of a Cat, with a 
fur as fine as velvet, grey, patched with black : 
the flesh is said to be very dehcate. It is a na- 
tive of South America, inhabiting rivers. 
SLENDER OTTER. 
Lutra gracilis. L.fusca, corpore longissimo* 
Brown O. with extremely slender body. 
Slender Otter. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 85. 
The length of this species, from the nose to 
the tip of the tail, is four feet four inches ; of the 
tail about thirteen inches; the diameter of the 
body, so far as could be guessed from the dried 
skin, scarcely more than four inches and a half: 
the fore legs about three inches and a half long : 
the hind legs four inches: the head and eyes 
small ; the ears extremely small, so as to be scarce 
visible : the hind feet more strongly webbed than 
the fore feet : the colour of the whole animal a 
rich and very deep chesnut or dark brown^ ra- 
ther paler beneath : the cheeks and throat paler 
