CO AS SIS. 
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The snout is »; long, and in each jaw are two- in- 
cisive, and six canine teeth. The whole animatl is 
of a reddish colour, and is marked bj ten trans- 
verse black bands over the back, and reaching 
downwards on each side, almost as in the zebra ; 
the tail, which is scarce the length of the body, is 
slender, and of a deep ferruginous colour for three 
fourths of its length, the remainder being black. 
Mr. Sonnerat says nothing of this animal's manners ; 
but we may conclude that it resembles in this res- 
pect, the rest of its congeners. It has five toes on 
each foot ; and the claws on the fore feet are very 
long, and almost straight ; those of the hind feet 
me small and crooked. 
Coass®. 
This animal is -about the size of the polecat ; 
measuring eighteen inches from nose to tail. The 
tail is long and full of hair ; the whole animal 
is a deep or blackish chocolate colour, but the 
tail is sometimes mixed with white. 
It inhabits Mexico, and perhaps some other parts 
of America. This and several of the following 
species are remarkable for the pestiferous, suffo- 
cating, and most fetid vapour they emit from be- 
hind, when attacked, pursued, or frightened. 
This is their only means of defence. Some turn 
their tail to their enemies, and keep them at a dis- 
tance by a frequent crepitus ; others send forth 
their urine, tainted with its horrid effluvia, to the 
distance of eighteen feet ; the pursuers are stopped 
by the terrible stench. Should any of this liquid 
fall into the eyes, it almost occasions blindness ; 
if on the clothes, the smell will remain for several 
days, in spite of all washing : in order to be sweet- 
ened, they must even be buried in fresh soil. 
Dogs that are not true bred to the chace, rum 
