or quadrupeds. 
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MUSIC-RAT. 
Th. Musk-Rat is shaped similar to our 
Water Rats, hut larger. It has a musky 
scent. It builds habitations in the marshes 
by the water side, with two or three ways 
into them, and is finely daubed within hav- 
ing three lodging-rooms, very neatly ar- 
ranged one above the other. 1 
1' rom the Musk- Rat being a native of the 
same country us the beaver, and from its 
figure its colour, and its hair, they have 
otlen been, compared with each other In 
disposition and instinct also, these animals 
bear a considerable resemblance to each 
outer. Like the beavers, the Musk-Rats 
S"i.“ socle . t y durill S winter. They form 
dwellings about two feet and a half in 
diameter, and in these, is often found an 
association of several families. 
