308 ORDER X. 



dressed for the table, at Roseau, in Dominica, in 



1797. 



Genus CCELOGENYS, the Pacas, approaches the 

 former species, but is heavier, with very small addi- 

 tional toes on the feet, making them 5-5. The only 

 species is brown or buff, with round white spots. 



The CAPROMYIMJ, or Houtias. Divided into 

 nine genera, forming twenty-eight species, have mo- 

 lars |-| ; resemble very large rats, with four toes 

 and rudiment on the anterior, and five toes on the 

 posterior feet, three species ; Aulacodus one ; Oryc- 

 terus, one ; Bathyergus, or Mole Rats, four ; Myopo- 

 tamus, or Racoonda, one, with fur like the beaver. 

 EchimyS) or Spinous Rats, ten species, of which we 

 give 



LONG-TOED SPINOUS RAT. 

 PLATE XXV. 



Eckimys dactilinus, GEOFF. 



THE back covered with short spines, partly con- 

 cealed by the hair. This species has the two middle 

 toes of the fore feet very long ; the colour is brown. 

 Habitat, South America. Petromys, one ; and Ne- 

 lomys, six species. 



The Octodontidce, with molars still |-|, and feet 

 5-5, are composed of the genera Ctenomys, two 



