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Inhabits mod parts of Europe: burrows under 
ground, forming a (hallow retreat, about two yards 
in length, generally terminating under the roots of 
fome large tree *, fome times forms its lodge under 
hay-ricks, and in bams: brings five or fix young at 
a time : preys on poultry, game, and rabbets: in 
winter frequents houfes, and will rob the dairy of 
the, milk. This animal is exceftively foetid yet the 
(kin is dreifed with the hair on, and ufed as other 
furs, for tippets, &c. and is alfo fent abroad to line 
deaths. 
T 53 * Ferret. Yiverra P/tmt, lib. viii, c. 55. Viverra pilis fubflavis, longiori- 
' Apr kola An. Subter. 486. bus, caftan eo colore termlnatis 
Muftela ruftica, viverra, Furo, (mas.) M. pilis ex albo fubilavis 
I£Hs. Gefner quad, y 62. Rail fyn. veftita. (fern.) Brijfon quad. 177. 
f uad. igS. Muftela Furo. M. pedibus finis, 
ret Klein, quad. 63. ocuiis rubicundis. Lin.fyjl. 68; 
W. with a very (harp nofe : red and fiery eyes i 
round ears: color of the whole body a very pale 
yellow: length about fourteen inches *, tail five. 
Inhabits, in its wild ft ate, Africa *Y from whence 
it was originally brought into Spain** , in -order to 
free that country from the multitudes of rabbets, j 
with which the kingdom was over-run, from thence 
the reft of Europe was fupplied with it: is a lively 
adive animal: the natural enemy of rabbets : fucks I 
the blood of its-prey, feidom tears it: breeds in our 
climate j and brings five, fix, or nine at a time: 
* Shazvs ‘Travels, 249: 
** Kch y-aXas ay foes 00$ n Xv&v’n tpzgsi. Strabo., lib Sin, 
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