LONGi-TAILED PORCUPINE. 
1 HE Porcupine is the Hystrix of Linnsus ; 
which, in fa6t, is both the Greek and Latin 
names of this tribe of quadrupeds. In Ara- 
bic, according to Dr. Shaw, it is called Tzur- 
ban ; in German, Stachelschwein ; in Italian, 
Porco S})Inoso; in Spanish, Puerco Espino ; 
and, in i^Vench, Pore -epic. 
It is observed, by BufFon, that the name 
given to the Porcupine in most European lan- 
guages, leads to the notion that it is a Hog 
covered with prickles ; though ic has no re- 
semblance to the Hog, except in the grunting' 
noise which it utters. Both in figure, and in- 
ternal stru6lure, it differs from the Hoo- as 
much as any other quadruped. Instead of a 
long head, furnished with long ears, armed 
with tusks, and terminated by a snout, and 
cloven feet covered with hoofs ; the Porcupine 
has a short head like the Beaver, two large 
cutting teetti in each jaw, no tusks or canine 
teeth, the upper lip divided like that of the 
