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4 !. STYLEPHORUS. Spec. 1. 

 chordatus, (thread-tail fish,) body gradually di- 

 minishing as it approaches the tail, which ter- 

 minates in a process or string of enormous length* 

 10 inches long ; tail process 22 inches. 

 See MS. P. 



8 11. STYLQPS. Spec. 2. 



palltca, living on wasps. 

 See MS. P. 



16. Sus. Spec. 5. 



scrofu, (common hog,) tail hairy ; ears oblong, 

 acute ; back bristly. In the wild state the 

 bristles are very long on the forepart of th6 

 back, and the ears are roundish. 

 porcus, (guinea-hog,) back prickly on the hind- 

 parts ; tail reaching to the ground ; naval cisti- 

 ferous. Some have erect ears a little pointed, 

 and a tail reaching nearly to the ground ; body 

 reddish. S nailer than the scrofu. 

 tajassu, (mexican hog,) tail non$ ; back with a 

 glandular orifice. 3 feet long. Rung wild in 

 woods and does not wallow in mud. 

 africanus, (cape hog,) two fore teeth in the upper 

 jaw ; body covered with long fine bristles ; tail 

 slender, tufted. 



tthiopicusi (ethiopian hog,) no fore teeth ; a soft 

 wrinkled pouch under the eyes ; body thick, 

 broad, nakedish, with bunches of blackish-brown 

 bristles ; skin lax, black under the eyes, from 

 which hangs down a large broad, flat, tube ; 

 tail naked. Of hideous appearance, fierce and 

 swift. Four feet and a half long ; burrows un- 

 der ground. 



