FENNEC ; OR. ZERDA. 
In our great traveller's description, there are 
some literary inaccuracies, too obvious to need 
enumeration. The remarks which we have to 
make are more important. 
When BufFon, many years ago, published his 
figure — We here give," says he, " the figure 
of an undescribed animal ; the drawing of which 
was made by the ChevaKer Bruce, who per- 
mitted me to copy it. The animal, which we 
shall call Anonymous, till we learn i t's real name, 
has some similarities to the Hare, and others 
to the Squirrel. Mr. Bruce gave the follow- 
ing account of it in writing — " In Lybia, on 
the south side of the Lake, formerly called 
Palus Tritonides, there is a very singular ani- 
mal, from nine to ten inches long, with ears 
nearly as long as the half of the body, and pro- 
portionably broad; a circumstance which 
takes place in no other quadruped, except the 
Long- Eared Bat. It's muzzle resembles that 
of the Fox; and yet it seems to approach 
nearer to that of the Squirrel. It lives on the 
Palm Trees, of which it eats the fruit. It has 
short retra6lile claws, and is a very beautiiui 
creature. It's colour is white, mixed with a 
little 
