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- cies. Its fnout inftead of being taper artd m 
the form of a probofeis, is on the contrary 
very broad and fquare at the end. It has fmail 
eyes, at a very little diftance from eacb 
other, level with the fiii face, and near tiie top 
of the forehead. On each cheek a very thick 
cartilaginous Hun projecis horizontally, being 
about three inches long and as many breads. 
At firft fight you would be tempted to take thefe 
cxcrefcences for the ears ; particularly as the 
real ears of the animal, flicking as it w ere to 
the neck which Is very inort, are partly con- 
cealed by an enormous mane, the briftles of 
-which, in colour red, brown, and greyilli, are 
fixteen inches in length on the fhoulders. Di- 
redly below thefe falfe ears is a bony protube- 
rance on each fide, projecting more than arv 
inch, ferving the animal to fl:rike with to the 
right and left. The boar has, befides, four tufks,. 
of the nature of ivory, two in each jaw : the 
upper ones are feven or eight inches long* 
very thick at the bafe and terminating in an 
obtufe point, grooved, and rifing perpendicu- 
larly as they iffue from the lips : the lower 
ones are much fmallcr, and fo clofe to the up- 
per ones when the mouth is £hut, that they 
appear 
