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CARNIVORA. 
THE COATIS. 
There are two animals, which Linnaeus placed 
among the weasels, that, from their peculiarities, are 
now arranged as a separate genus of the plantigrades. 
Their teeth correspond with those of the raccoon, as 
do also their modes of living ; but they are distinct 
from all by the length of their muzzle, that may al- 
most be called a proboscis, which, together with their 
long nails, well qualifies them for digging. Their 
tongue is soft, and the pupils of the eyes are circular ; 
in which respect they differ from the viverrae, with 
which Linnaeus arranged them, as well as in the 
character of the teeth, the moveable snout, and plan- 
tigrade mode of locomotion. 
THE COATI-MONDI. LE COATI ROUX. 
Viverra Nasua, L. 
THE BROWN COATI-MONDI. LE COATI BRUN. 
Viverra Narica. L. 
The opposite figure of the coati-mondi is from a 
living specimen, in Mr. Cross’s collection, about the 
