Of Animals. 
An Vrcban. 
The Gulet of an URCHAN enters the Storrftch towards 
the middle, as in a Mole. Somewhat fmall, not * of an inch 
over. 
The Stomach not fo large as in the Mole, yet bigger than 
m Carnivorous Animals 3 as than that of a WeeJle,a\though 
the Body of an Vrcban of the fame age be no bigger, as is 
plain, when the Skins of both are taken off. 'Tis alfo of a 
rounder fhape. 
The Guts, for fubftance, feem to be but One. But from 
the difference of fhape, may be accounted Four. The Firft, 
or Crajfum, a yard and * th long 3 and near ? an inch over, 
where wideii It hath feveral, about 12 obfervablc Con- 
tractions 3 fome of them an inch or two long, fome more, 
and fome lefs : which, as to their length, is peculiar to this 
Animal. 
The Second, or Gracile, is about * of a yard long 3 * of an 
inch over, and of an equal fize throughout. 
The Third, or Amplijfmum, * th of a yard long 3 and 
above 2 of an inch over, where wideft. 
The Retliwi, about as long 3 and above * an inch over. 
So the length of all the Guts, is Two yards and an inch or 
two : much longer, than in the Carnivorous kind. 
The Third and Laft, are fprinkled with an innumerable 
company of extream fmall Glands, fcarce difcernible with- 
out a Glafs 3 through which, they fhew as big as little Pins 
heads. 
This Animal hath none of thofe Bags near the Anus, 
above defcribed in the Weejle, (Pc. Hath no C cecum. No 
Colon. 
A Squirell. 
That I open'd,was a Virginian, fmaller than the European. 
The Gulet enters the Stomach towards the middle, as in a 
Mole and Vrchan very fmall, like the top of an Oaten-ftraw : 
fo that the upper Orifice of the Stomach, hardly lets any 
thing, fo much as wind, to pais into it. 
The Stomach two inches long 3 the left end,an inch over3 
the right, * an inch, The 
