BRASILIAN PORCUPINE. 
Much is written by Buffon, to prove that 
this animal, which he calls the Coendou, is 
; not a Porcupine^ It appears to ns, however, 
that he has, on this occasion, accused others 
of confusion, at the moment when he was 
himself confounding obje6ts which they had 
judioously severed. 
Neither the figure nor the description of 
BufFon agree with the Brasilian Porcupine: in- 
stead of which, he presents, according to Pen- 
nant, the Mexican Porcupine, which is cer- 
tainly a widely different animal from that of 
f Brasil, though still a species of Porcupine* 
I We are of opinion, that BufFon has eon-- 
founded the two together, without being well 
acquainted with either ;. and, of course, with- 
out being qualified to make the due discrimi- 
nations. Yet, as usual,, from what he has 
Golle6Ved, and what he has remarked, informa- 
tion is to be extra(5ied by the intelle£lual re» 
iiner who knows how judiciously to sepa- 
Jale what is more precious than gold,, from. 
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