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Tom. IX. Du Rut par F. Cuvier

p. 120. Simia nemestrina Menagerie of Paris has bred. — all male male, & most apparently female come into heat when well. p. 122. Genette or Viverra genetta bred twice. (most of the animals seem to come into heat.)

It appears in a wild state that the northern foxes & wolves — wild Boar in France. (Hares in Feb. & March) come into rut in winter. wild Deer in France in november. Hence perhaps want offood may in some slight degree check procreation. — (final end of time of rut, no doubt that young may be produced when food plentiful. Birds all in spring or summer.

p. 128. — no one of the birds of prey have coupled in menagerie — ; a Vultur fulvus laid egg — Rarely birds breed in domestication — Of the wild Duck tribe Anas tadurna alone (after attempts of many kind made) bred & that only once. (It is clear not so well managed as in Regents Park) — We possess a var. of Duck,

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Ther seems to be a species also Anas curvirostra & a Belgian var. mentioned by Pallas. Dict. nat. sc.