310 ORDER X. 



THE CABYBARA. 

 PLATE XXVII. 



HydrochcBrus Cabiai, 



ONE species, in bulk equal to a Chinese Pig, the 

 largest animal of the Rodentia, having a very deep 

 square head ; coarse hair ; the feet webbed ; no tail ; 

 the animal is gregarious in the rivers of Guiana, and 

 very delicate food. 



In the 3d division Leporina, forming 

 The LEPORID^E or Hares, well known, and having 

 three species described in Volume VII. of this 

 work. There are two genera, Lepus or the Hare, 

 whereof thirty-one species are known, among which 

 we figure 



PLATE XXVIII. 



Lepus Brasiliensis, The Tapett, 



DRAWN from life ; specimen not larger than a wild 

 rabbit ; ashy-brown ; yellowish- grey above ; a white 

 half collar on the throat, and a very short tail : in- 

 habits Brazil and the uplands of tropical America. 



Genus LAGOMYS, or Pica, with shorter ears, 

 similar teeth to the former; legs nearly of equal 

 length ; no tail. 



L. pika, or Alpine Hare, and four other species. 



