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Genns XV. Muflela.— L/;/. Syjl, Nat, 
Genus XXIII. Weefel. — Pe}m, Hiji, ^ad. 
Spotted Martin. 
The fpecies is about the fize of a large polecat, and 
meafures from the tip of the nofe to the fetting on of 
the tail eighteen inches ; the tail itfelf being nearly the 
fame length. The vifage is pointed in fliape, and the 
whole make of the animal does not ill refemble that of 
the Fojfane. The general colour of the fur is black, 
marked all over with irregular blotches of white, the 
tail not excepted, which has an elegant appearance, and 
tapers gradually to a point. 
The fituation of the teeth and jaws is much the fame 
as in the reft of the genus, as may be feen in the upper 
part of the plate. 
Inhabits the neighbourhood of Fort Jackfon. 
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