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HYSTRIX 1. Subcinereus nitens, aculeis longijjimis. The Porcupine, 



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ft 





m feen 



foi 



d mechanifm 



when it is enraged 



Uy admirable 



Jamaica ; though frequent enough on the coaft 



. The 

 enemy, 



lefe arc 



f Guinea, from whence! it isfometimes brought there in the African (hip 



this animal darts its Ions thorns at its 



nor is 



finitely fmall i 



befet with, lefs remark ble, by which they ftick in the fle/h with more obflinacy than 

 a fimple body of the fame form could do. Thefe little fetai are very obi.rvableto 

 the touch ; for, on holding a thorn in your hands, and endeavouring to pull equally 



you will find the thickeft end to glide with much more cafe through 



with both 



your fingers th 





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Of Ju 



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P QU US 1. Cauda undique fit of a. L. S. N. 



The Horfe. 





Thefe quadrupecles, without doubt, were firft carried to Jamaica in the time 



of the Spaniard^ molt of thofe that are ftillfeen there being of that breed. 



They 



are generally fmall, but very fure-footed and hardy, which renders them extremely 

 fit for thofe mountainous lands : and their hoofs are fo hard that they feldom re- 

 quire fhoes j but this is the effect of the heat of the country and dryncis of the land 

 in general. 



The fkins of thefe animals are generally ufedby the country people to cover their 

 couches, without tanning or dreiling j and feem to be very fit for that purpofe, 



but muff be kept dry. 





EQUUS 2. Cauda extremd fetofd. L.S.N. The Afs. 

 There are not many of thefe animals bred in Jamaica^ 



keep breeding mares keep a Jack-afs commonly with 

 luable and far more ferviceable than any other catt 



in 



but mod of thofe 

 for mules are mor 



:>fe hilly countries j 



an 



d 



the moft generally ufed both for carriage and the mill in all mountainous eftates. 

 But as the country does not produce a fufficient number of thefe animals to fupply 

 a fourth part of the demands of the ifland, they are frequently imported there 



at a g 



pence both from Europe and the 



& hbouring coafts of A> 





d are generally fold from ten to twenty or thirty pounds a-piece. 



SUS 1. Dorfo antice fetofo, caudd pilofd. L.S.N. The Hog and wild Hog. 



Thefe animals, when tame, differ in nothing from thofe of the fame fort com- 

 monly feen in Europe^ being generally bred and raifed in the fame manner •, but the 

 wild, which are very common in all the inland woody parts of the ifland, where they 

 meet with a great variety of different fruits in every feafon of the year, are very fierce ; 

 and, if not wounded in any principal part, generally return with great fury upon the 

 affailant, who is obliged to climb into fome neighbouring tree to avoid the fury of 

 the beaft. They are generally caught in toils, or hunted down with dogs, whom 

 they frequently deftroy, unlefs they be very cautious and well ufed to the game. 



SUS 2. Dorfo pond fetofoy caudd fubnudd, L.S.N 



The Guinea Hog 



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though a fm 



fort 



fwers bell 



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for 



breed 



g 



nber of pigs than any other kind, and thefe, very rich and d 



but the old 



fo fat. that 



except 



boars 



brought 



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