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QUADRUPEDS. 
[ Clafs I. 
proved: it may be added, that the latter comes 
originally from Africa, and is only cultivated 
in Great-Britain. 
Tho’ the fmell of the polecat, when alive, 
is rank and difagreeable, even to a proverb; 
yet the fkin is dreft with the hair on, and ufed 
as other furs for tippets, &c. and is alfo fent 
abroad to line cloaths. 
SPECIES II. The MARTIN. 
The Martin and Martlet. Rail. 
fyn. quad. 200. 
Meyer’s an. 2. Tab. 4. 
Marten, or Martern. Charlton 
exer. 20. 
Gefner quad. 764. 
Muftela pilis in exortu albidis 
caftaneo colore terminatis ve- 
ftita, gutture albo. Briffon 
quad. 346. 
Bitffon. Tom. 7. Tab. 
Muftela martes. Lin. fyfl. 46. 
M. Martes. Klein, quad. 64. 
M. fulvo nigricans gula pallida, 
Faun. fuec. 7. 
Britiflj , Bela graig 
French , Fouine 
Italian , Foina, Fouina 
Spanijh , Marta, Gibellina 
NAME S < 
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Portug. 
German , Huhfs marder, ftein marder 
Dutch , Marter 
Swedijh , Mard 
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~ 3 HIS is the moll beautiful of the 
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Britijh beafts of prey : its head is 
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fmall, and elegantly formed : its 
eyes lively: and all its motions fhew great 
grace, as well as agility: when taken young, 
it is eafily tamed, is extremely playful, and is 
in conftant good humour : nature will recur, 
if it gets loofe ; for it will immediately take 
advantage of its liberty, and retire to its pro¬ 
per haunts. 
The martin is about eighteen inches long ; 
the tail ten, or, if the meafurement be taken to 
the end of the hair at the point, tw r elve inches. 
The ears are broad, rounded and open: 
the back, fides, and tail, are covered with a 
fine thick down, and with long hair intermix¬ 
ed : the bottom of the down is afh colored, 
the ends of a reddilh brown : the long hairs 
are of a bright chefnut color : the head is 
brown, with fome flight caft of red : the legs 
and upper fide of the feet are of a chocolate 
color: the palms, or under fides are covered 
with thick down like that on the body: the 
feet are broad : the claws white, large and 
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lharp ; well adapted for climbing trees, 
which in this country is their conftant re- 
fidence. The throat and breaft are white : 
the belly of the fame color with the back, but 
rather paler: the hair on the tail is very long; 
efpecially at the end, where it appears much 
thicker than near the origin of it: the hair in 
that part is alfo darker. 
The fkin and excrements of this animal,have 
a fine mufky fcent; and are entirely free of 
that ranknefs which diftinguifhes the other 
fpeciesof this genus; the fkin is a valuable fur; 
and much ufed in linings to the gowns of 
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magiftrates. 
SPECIES 
