BEAR. 
199 
Raccoon Lanvfon Carolina , 121. 
Catejby Carolina App. xxix. 
Mapach, feu animal cunfla prse- 
tentante manibus. Fernandez Nov. 
Hifp. 1. Nuremberg'. 175. 
vulpi affinis americana. RaiiJyn. 
quad. 179. Sloane ‘Jamaica , II. 
329. . 
Coati Worm. Muf. 319. 
Coati» Urfus cauda annnlatim I4 i«&accoon. 
variegata. Briffbn quad. 189. 
Urfus Lotor. U. cauda annulata, 
fafcia per oculos tranfverfali ni¬ 
gra. Lin.JyJl. 70. 
Le Raton de Buffon, viii. 337. 
tab. xliii. 
Raccoon Kalms 'Travels Forjler’s 
Tr. I. 96. 208. tab. 11. 
B. with a fharp pointed black nofe : upper jaw the 
longer : ears fhort, and rounded: eyes furrounded 
with two broad patches of black: from the fore¬ 
head to the nofe a duiky line: face, cheeks and 
chin, white : upper part of the body covered with 
hair, aih-colored at the root, whitifh in the middle, 
and tipt with black : tail very bufny, annulated 
with black : toes black, and quite divided. 
Inhabits the warm and temperate parts of Ame¬ 
rica : found alfo in the mountains of Jamaica \ and 
in the ides of Maria , between the S. point of Cali¬ 
fornia^ and Cafe Corientes , in the S. Sea*: an ani¬ 
mal eafily made tame, very good-natured and 
fportive, but as unlucky as a monkey, almoil al¬ 
ways in motion ; very inquifitive, examining every 
thing with its paws *, makes ufe of them as hands : 
fits up to eat: is extremely fond of fweet things, 
and ftrong liquors, and will get exceffively drunk : 
has all the cunning of a fox: very deftru&ive to 
poultry ; but will eat all forts of fruits, green corn, 
&c. at low water feeds much on oyiters, will watch 
* Dampiers voy. I. 276. 
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