ERMINED WEASEL. 
1 HIS very elegant animal has but of late years 
jeen described, for the first time, by Mr. Pen- , 
mnt. In his celebrated History of Quadru- 
)eds, the third edition, published in 1793, it is 
yiven as the last of his Additions, at the con» ^ 
dusion of the second volume. / 
We are there informed, by this respectable- 
naturalist, that the Ermined Weasel, is a na- 
tive of Cochin China; and that the animali 
vvhich he has delineated, and described, was 
sommunicated to him through the friendship U 
of Lieutenant Colonel Davies, of the Artil- 
lery, from whom he also received other similar, 
favours. 
To Mir. Pennant's description, which is 
couched in the few following lines, v/e confess 
that v/e have nothing to add. 
. It has short round and naked ears, the in- 
sides of which are of a fine pink colour,. 
The 
