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of middling thickness, but less so than in the 
Siam Pig, or in the Babiroussa ; the skin is brown 
and wrinkled, naked and reddish behind the 
ears, upon the cheeks, and many parts of the 
abdomen. The extremity of the muzzle is fur- 
nished with long black hair, most abundant on 
the lower jaw, and around the eyes, and two black 
bands stretch upon the lower jaws. The upper 
parts of the body and the sides are blackish red, 
duller and browner upon the limbs. The cheeks, 
throat, flanks, and belly, are white, mingled with 
some black hairs. The young are commonly of 
a dull brown, having upon the back from two to 
five longitudinal bands of a bright fawn colour. 
They are extremely common in the forests of 
New Guinea. The Papuans keep them confined 
in enclosures around their cottages, having, for 
the most part, trapped the young ones ; but they 
never attempt to tame the animal, which always 
retains its wild and fierce manners. Those which 
were taken on board the Coquile, were remark- 
able for their strength and courage, though in a 
short time they became tame. They were much 
esteemed for the delicacy of their flesh, and 
formed a welcome delicacy during the voyage. 
In the South Sea Islands, there is a small, short 
legged, black variety of Pig, which some authors 
are inclined to consider as derived from some 
other stock than the Wild Boar ; but there seems 
