274 HISTORY OF 



in length, but the upper side, or that which con- 

 stitutes the breadth of the head, is the shortest. 

 The hair upon the face lies in regular order, as 

 if it were combed, with its- ends pointed upwards 

 in a kind of radii, from the nose. 



M The ears are sharp and erect, of two inches 

 and three tenths in length, stand well asunder, 

 and are in nowise disproportionate. The eyes 

 are small, and rather sunk than prominent, but< 

 quick and lively. They are placed about two 

 inches asunder, a little below the centre of the 

 imaginary triangle towards the nose. The nice 

 co-adaption of their ciliary processes, which are 

 covered with a fine hair, seeming to afford the 

 animal the power of excluding whatever may be 

 hurtful. 



"The nose is large and spreading, the nostrib 

 large, and capable of being closed. They stand 

 angularly, and a channel is continued from 

 them towards the tipper lip, which is divided 

 like the hare's. The whiskers are rather thick 

 and strong, and are in length from 2 to 3 inches, 



" The mouth is small; which contains five 

 long grass-cutting teeth in the front of each 

 jaw, within them is a vacancy of an inch, then 

 appear two small canine teeth of equal height 

 with, and so similar to, eight molares situated 

 behind, as scarcely to be distinguishable from 

 them. The whole number in both jaws amount 

 to twenty-four. 



" The neck is thick and short, and greatlj 

 restrains the motions of the head, which looks 

 as if it was stuck on the shoulders. 



