880 MADAGASCAR, AND PEKAN WEASEL., 
grinding* teeth in each upper jaw ; three of these 
are sharp-pointed, the fourth flat ; in the lower 
jaw six the last flatted,, the next with three points, 
the next to those with two. Its ears are round, 
dusky on their outsides, but edged with white ; 
its face and the sides of its neck are of a pale 
brown, or ash colour, piixed with black ; its back, 
belly, legs, and tail, are bjack ; but the roots of 
the hair are brown ; its sides are brown ; its feet 
Very broad, covered with hair even on their soles ; 
it has five toes on the fore feet ; on the hind feet 
generally four, but sometimes five, with sharp, 
strong, and crooked white claws ; its fore feet 
are longer than those behind ; its tail is full and 
bushy, smallest at the end, seventeen inches long. 
The length of the animal itself is twenty-eight 
inches. 
It inhabits North America ; above five hundred 
skins are brought in a season from New York and 
Pennsyl 
Gallera, or Madagascar weasel. 
This species is the vansire of BufFon. It has 
short ears. The hair on its whole body is brown 
at the roots, and barred above with black and a 
rust colour ; as is also the tail, which is near ten 
inches long. 
The animal itself is about fourteen inches in 
length ; it inhabits Madagascar, whence it has it's 
name, 
Pekan weasel. 
The pekan has very long and strong w hiskers, 
end his ears are a little pointed. The hair on his 
bead, back, and belly, is cinereous at the roots, 
if a bright bay at the ends, and is very soft and 
vania. Many of these vary in colour. 
