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158. Mad a 
GASCAR 
159. Pekan 
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V/EES.E L. 
found common to the N. of Europe , or o SAfia and of 
America that 1 fufpedt rnyfeif to he too cautious 
in making this a diftinbt fpecies from'the former. 
" Le vanfire, de Buffon, xiii. 167. tab. xxi. 
W. with fliort-ears : the ha : r on the whole body 
brown at the roots, and barred above with black, 
and ferruginous : the tail of the fame color : the 
length, from nofe to tail, about fourteen inches*, 
the tail, to the tip of the hairs at the end, near ten. 
Inhabits Madagafcar.* 
• Le Pekan, et Le Vifon, de Buffon , xiii, 304. tab. xlii. xliil. 
W. with very long and flrong whifkers : ears a lit¬ 
tle pointed : hair on the head, body, belly and legs 
cinereous at the roots, of a bright bay at the ends •, 
very foft and gloffy : between the fore-legs a white 
fpot: toes covered with thick hair, above and be¬ 
low : claws fharp : tail of a deeper color than the 
body : in form like a martin, but much lefs. 
Inhabits N. America : deferibed from a fan : 
the Pekan and Vifon of M. de Buffon referable each 
other fo nearly, that I do not feparate them : a 
fuller account of thefe animals is to he defired. 
* Viz. Elk, Rein, -Stag, Wolf, Fo x, ArB:c Fox, Lynx, Bear, 
Wolverene, Badger ? Stoat, Pine Martin, Sable ? Otter, Leiler 
O. Sea O. Hare, Alpine Hare, Beaver, Common Squirrel, Grey 
Sq. Black Sq. Flying Sq. Ground Sq. Water Rat, Field Mcufe, 
Short-tailed M. Mole? Arclic Walrus, Common Seal, Great S. 
Manati. 
Galera ? 
