CAPROMYS. 



393 



B. Geocapromys. 



Tail short, about equal to hind foot; claws shorter than in 

 Capromys; inner toe of fore foot barely perceptible; ascending 

 maxillary of zygomatic arch wider than in Capromys, the superior 

 margin of squamosal narrower and without processes; occipital 

 region lower. 



FIG. 74. CAPROMYS (GEOCAPROMYS) BROWNI. 



No. 19147 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Coll. % nat. size. 



411. browni (Capromys}, Fisch., Syn. Mamm., Addend., 1830, 

 p. 389. 



brachyurus (Capromys}, Hill, Gosse, Nat. Sojourn in Jamaica, 



1851, p. 471. 

 SHORT-TAILED HUTIA. 



Type locality. Jamaica. 



Geogr. Distr. Island of Jamaica. 



Genl. Char. Tail very short, stiff, scaly, naked at base, covered 

 with short bristly hair above; fur dense, harsh; muzzle covered with 

 down. 



