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an animal of the Weael tribe. There are everal varieties of the Coti; the one here repreented is the ame as Mr. Buffon names, Le Coati noiratre.

The Brown Coti has a longih head, the nout coniderably elongated, but not o much as in one of this pecies of animals. The ears are hort, tip of the noe very flexible, and of a purple colour; a light tripe from the noe to the back of the forehead; cheeks almot white, with a patch of white above the eyes; feet hort and black; general colour brown, mixed with nearly black hairs; the fur coare and long; length of the body about three feet from the noe to the inertion of the tail, which is about two feet ix inches more; the neck and body long.

The Cotis are natives of South America, particularly Brazil and Guiana; feed on fruits, eggs, and poultry. The one from which this drawing was made, was very greedy. Run up trees, or any perpendicular place, very nimbly; eat like a dog, holding the food between the fore paws; but drink by uction like a pig; are eaily made tame, and are much inclined to leep in the day-time,