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that the bones of animals will become red by 
their feeding on madder. 
8. Beaver. Penn. Syn. Quadr. p. 255. n. 190. 
Cajior Fiber. Linn. 
Churchill River, N° 1. 
A moft beautiful fpecimen, in high prefervation, 
and in full feafon ; the furr is of a fine jetty 
black : the fkull of another has likewife been 
fent. There is a great fimilarity in the 
conformation of the cutting teeth of this and 
the preceding quadruped (the porcupine) j 
only the latter has them longer. 
9. Musk-Beaver. Penn. Syn. Quadr. p, 259. n. 
1 2 1 . Cajior Zibethicus. Linn. 
Mufquafh. Severn River. 
It frequents the plains, builds a houfe like the 
beaver, brings forth from five to feven young 
at a time, and feeds on poplars, willows, and 
grafs. 
10. Alpine Hare. Penn. Syn. Quadr. p. 249. n. 
185. Lepus timidus. Linn. Kalm’s Trav. into N. 
Amer. III. p. 59. 
York Fort. 
A fine fpecimen, in its compleat winter furr, be- 
ing quite white, except the ears, which have 
black tips. It is much larger than the following 
animal. The coinmonLare, Penn. Syn. ^adr. 
does not feem to be a native of America. 
1 1. Ame- 
