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found alone, or else the mother with her young. 

 They are easily tamed, and will eat almost every 

 thing. When in a domestic state, they remove 

 not to any great distance, and always return to 

 the house spontaneously ; hut constantly retain 

 somewhat of their wild disposition. In general 

 they remain in their holes during the night, unless 

 the moon shines bright ; hut run ahout most of 

 the day. There arc- some countries, as about the 

 mouth of the Amazons, where these animals are 

 so numerous as to be often met with in scores. 



far. ? 



LEPORINE CAW. 



Cunkulua caudatua auritits, pilis ex rufo etfusco mixtis rigidis ves- 



titus. Briss. Quadr. 143. 



Cuniculus Americanus. Seb. i.p. 6'j.pl. 41. f. 2. ? 

 Java Hare. Catcsb.Carol.append.pl. 18. 

 Javan Cavy. Pennant Quadr. i. p. pjj- 



THIS is by Mr. Schreber considered as a variety 

 of the Aguti, from which it differs in being of a 

 reddish colour above, with the breast and belly 

 white : the lea's are lone : the hind part lar-e, 



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and the tail very short. It is of the size of a hare,, 

 and is a native of Surinam, and other parts of 

 South America. It is altogether an American 

 animal, and notwithstanding its common title of 

 the Java Hare, is not found either in that island 

 or Sumatra, as erroneously supposed by some. 



