MAMMALIA. FER^. Viverra. 51 
Inhibits Europe, Afia, America, mA Japan, among the thickcft 
wxxls ; preys on deer and the lefTer quadrupeds, and if urged 
by hunger on its own tribe ; devours flocks in the fold 
• cunning, acute in fight and Cnell ; gravid 9 weeks, brings 
3—4 young. 
5 iee of a fox, 2) fomewhat lefs ; tail fliorter than the thighs ; 
a linear brown mark behind the ej/es ; fore-feet very large. 
17. VIVERRA. Forefeeth 6 , intermediate 
ones fhorter ; r e^ch fide, longer ; 
grinders more than 3 : tongue often acu- 
leate backwards : claws not retraftile. 
Their bodies arc long, of equal thicknefs, legs Ihort, ufuaily 
with 5 toes, claws immoveable, ears fmall, fnout pointed ; 
between tlie anus and genitals an oj ififc leading to a duft fc- 
creting an unfhuous fetid matter ; aAive and fwift, fome walk 
on the heels, fome climb, and foine burrow ; females, produce 
many at a litter. 
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tapering, tip tufted; great toes 
remote. 
Inhabits Egypt, on the banks of the Nile, retiring to fields and 
gardens during the inundation; is tamed and kept in houfes 
to deftroy mice ; feeds on poultry^, w’orms, infefis, ferpents, 
frogs, lizards, and crocodile’s eggs ; deltroys cats and weefels ; 
fierce and crafty ; walks on the heels, 
Forehead flat ; upper lip prominent ; ears rpunded ; nihijhers, 
a Angle row at the margin of each Up; tongue rough; tail 
length of the body ; orifice under the anus open in hot 
weather ; hair vcrticillate with whitifh and dark-grey : fue 
of a cat. 
Tail thick at the bafe, tapering, not tufted 5 gre^t toes 
remote. 
Inhabits Bengal, Perfia, and the hot parts of Afia : refembles 
the laft, but fmaller and fmoother ; fights with ierpents, and 
when bitten is faid to have recourfe to the ophiorhiza ; when 
tamed follows like a dog; cleanly, impatient of cold. 
Tail thick at the bafe, tapering, tipt with black. 
Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope ; refembles the polecat, but larger. 
Ears Ihort, hairy ; whijkers a Angle feries, black; hair fhining, 
coarfe, mixed yellow-br«wn and black ; feet black, 
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