A Description of Three Hundred Animals, 1768
A RACOON is a Monkey, less than a fox; is grey-haired, has a large black Eye, with Whiskers, and Nose like a Pig, Tail and Feet like a Rat, a brownish Fur on his Back, and a white Belly. It is very prejudicial to Poultry.
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General Zoology, or, Systematic Natural History, 1800
