Paris, 1777] that on examining a bear from America, he remarked no difference, * dans la forme de cet ours d'Amerique compare a celui d'Europe;' but adds from Bartram's journal, that in American bear weighed 4001b. Englifli, equal to 3671b* French: whereas we find the European bear examined by Monf. D'Aubenton, [XVII. 82.] weighed but 1411b. French.
That the palmated elk is larger in Ame- rica than in Europe, we are informed by Kalm^, a naturalift w^ho vifited the former by public appointment, for the ex- prefs purpofe of examining the fubjefts of natural hiftory. In this fadl Pennant con- curs with him. [Barrington's Mifcella- nies.] The fame Kalm tells usf that the black moofe, or renne of America is as high as a tail horfe; and CatefbyJ, that it is about the bignefs of a middle-fized ox. The fame account of their fize has been given me by many who have feen them.
*1.23^. Lon. 1772. t lb. 233. X L xxvii.
But Monf. D'Aubenton fays* that the renne of Europe is about the fize of a red deer. The vveafel is larger in Ame- rica than in Europe, as may be feen by comparing its dimenfions as reported by Monf., D'Aubentont and Kalm. The latter tells usj, that the lynx, badger, red fox, and flying fquirrcl, are the fatne in America as in Europe: by which ex- preffion I underftand, they are the fame in all material circumftances, in fize as well as others: for if they were fmaller, they would differ from the European. Our grey fox is, by Catelby's account ||, little different in fize and fhape from the Eu- ropean fox. I prefume he means the red fox of Europe, as does Kalm, where he fays§, that in fize ^they do not quite come up to our foxes.' For proceeding next to the red fox of America, he fays * they are entirely the fame with the European fort:' which {hows he had in view one European fort only, which was the red. So that the refult of their teftimony is, that the Ame- * XXIV. 1621 t XV. 42, + I. 359. I. 43. 221. 251. II. 52« 11 II. 78. § I. 220.;