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This species inhabits Chili, living under-grouhd 
and feeding on mice, &c. It is principally dis- 
tinguished by its cuneiform or wedge-shaped snout ; 
the ears are short and round, with a white spot in 
the middle, the legs and tail short, like those of a 
lizard : the length of the animal from nose to tail 
is thirteen inches, 
Cuja. 
This animal is said by Molina to have a great 
resemblance, in shape, manners, and teeth, to a 
ferret ; but has black hair and eyes, and a , turn-up 
snout ; the tail is as long as the body, and very 
full .of hair. It is : a native of Chili, and prey# on 
mice. It breeds twice a year, and has three or four 
young at a time. 
Spotted weasel. 
This, which is described in Governor Phillips* 
Voyage to Botany Bay, is said to be of the size of 
a large polecat, measuring eighteen inches from 
nose to tail, and the tail nearly as much ; the visage 
is of a pointed shape, and the form of the whole 
animal such as not ill to resemble that of the 
fossane. The colour is said to be black, marked 
all over, the tail not excepted, with irregular 
blotches of white ; the tail is represented as thin, 
and gradually tapering to the end % the whiskers 
very long, and the general appearance of the ani- 
mal such as to resemble the vivcrrinc opossum in 
most particulars, except in the appearance of the 
tail. 
