The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . gfuPS*. Porch.— South lioor of Glouccst<.-r CJlhcdial, Lii^ljiiJ. the common porcupine of southern Europe and northernAfrica. Such quills may be a foot long; they are variegated in color, and much used for porcupines constilut* the genus Athertira,and iidiabit the .Malay reginn and Africa. The only NorthAmerican purcupincs belong to the genus Krelhizmt, ofwhich there are 2 species, the coinmun eastern K. dorm-tim, and the w
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . gfuPS*. Porch.— South lioor of Glouccst<.-r CJlhcdial, Lii^ljiiJ. the common porcupine of southern Europe and northernAfrica. Such quills may be a foot long; they are variegated in color, and much used for porcupines constilut* the genus Athertira,and iidiabit the .Malay reginn and Africa. The only NorthAmerican purcupincs belong to the genus Krelhizmt, ofwhich there are 2 species, the coinmun eastern K. dorm-tim, and the western yellow haired K rjiisanlhwi: in boththe spines arc only an Inch or two long, and mostly hid-den in long hair. Ihey are of large size, reaching 2j feetIn length, and of ungainly form and ugly visage, with an ex-trcnii ly stout and clumsy body and broad, flat, blunt ..r the other species is found from the northern limitof trees through the greater part of the Inlted States. porcupine The spines grow mostly on the rump and hack of the broadflat tail; they are ([Uite loosely attached, and when theaniniiil slaps with
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