

ISO MAMMALIA. GLIBES. 



throat, and belly white ; ears shorter than the head, without 

 black tips. Size of the rabbit. N. America. Schreb. 234, B. 

 L. Braziliensis, Lin. Fur brown and yellowish above ; a half collar 

 of white on the throat ; ears much shorter than the head. South 

 America. Marcg. Braz. 223. 



L. nigricollis, F. Cuv. Head sprinkled with yellow ; sides red ; 

 throat white ; a grayish white band from the muzzle to the ear ; 

 upper part and sides of neck and shoulder bright black Java. 



L. saxatilis, F. Cuv. Fur reddish-gray, under parts white ; ears 

 red behind, black brown at the tips. Cape of Good Hope. 



Gen. 110. LAGOMYS, Geoff. Cuv. Lepus, Pall. 



Incisors f, canines g-g, molars f-f = 28. Teeth and toes 

 similar to the hare ; ears short, rounded ; no tail ; clavicles 

 almost perfect ; teats four or six. 



L. alpinus, Pall. Fur reddish ; ears and soles of the feet brown. 

 Northern mountains of the Old World. Ten inches long. 

 Shaw, ii. pi. 163. 



L. ogotona, Pall. Fur pale gray ; ears oval, slightly pointed, the 

 colour of the body. Seven inches long. Mongolian Tartary 

 Shaw, ii. pi. 163. 



L. pusillus, Desm. (Lepus pusillus, Pall.) Fur gray brown ; ears 

 almost triangular, edged with white. Seven inches long. S. E. 

 parts of Russia. Shaw, ii. pi. 163. 



Gen. 111. HYDROCH^ERUS, Cuv. Sus, Lin. Cavia, Pall. 



Incisors f, canines J-S? niolars f~f, = 22. Molars composed 

 of laminae ; eyes large ; ears rounded ; fore-feet with four, 

 the hinder ones with three, palmated toes ; no tail ; two 

 mammas ; hair scattered and bristly. 



H. capybara, Desm. (Cavia capybara, Gmel.) Fur reddish brown, 

 ' fawn-coloured below ; head very large. Nearly three feet in 

 length. Inhabits South America Shaw, ii. pi. 127- 



Gen. 112. CAVIA, Desm. Mus, Lin. Cobaya, Cuv. 



Incisors f, canines J-g, molars |-| = 20. Body thick; muz- 

 zle short, compressed ; eyes large ; ears round ; legs short ; 

 four toes on the fore-feet, three on the hind-feet, not palma- 

 ted ; no tail ; two ventral teats. 



C. cobaya, Desm. The Guinea Pig. Fur reddish-gray in the 

 wild variety, or varied with black, yellow, and white in the do- 

 mestic races. Nearly a foot long. Brazil, &c. Shaw. ii. pi. 126. 



Gen. 113. DASYPIIOCTA, Illig. Mus, Lin. Cavia, Gmel. 



Incisors , canines -, molars f~|, 20. Head rather 

 elongated, forehead flat ; muzzle thick ; eyes large and pro- 



