BEAVER. 
J.N almost every point of view, the Beaver 
is a curious and interesting object, the history 
of which might easily form a volume. Lin- 
naeus, uniting the Greek appellation Kcl(tt*)* 9 
with the Latin Fiber, names the Common 
Beaver, which we have delineated from a 
living subject in Mr. Pidcock's Collection, 
Castor Fiber. The Italians call it Bivaro, or 
Bevero; the Spaniards, Bevaro; the Germans, 
Biber; the Poles, Bobr; he Swedes, BaefFwer; 
and the French, Castoi , or Bievre. Pennant 
denominates it, the Castor Beaver; and Bris- 
son, Castor Castaneus, or the Chesnut Beaver. 
The Beaver is about three feet in length, and 
it's remarkable tail nearly a foot. The head is 
thick, and pyramidal, ending in a blunt nose. 
There are two strong cutting-teeth in each 
jaw ; and four grinders on each side, in both 
jaws. The ears are short, and nearly hid in 
the fur. The tail, which is flat, thin horizon- 
tally, and about three inches broad, has a, 
fourth part of it's length nearest the body 
hairy ; the rest, which is entirely naked of hair, 
is covered with actual scales like those of a fish. 
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