HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE SPOTTED CAYY. 



(Mus Pnca, Linn. Lc Paca, Buff.) 



Is about the size of a Hare, but its body is much 

 thicker, plumper, and fatter. The colour of the hair 

 on the back is dark brown, or liver-coloured ; it is 

 lighter on the sides, which are beautifully marked 

 with lines of white spots, running in parallel direc- 

 tions from its throat to its rump ; those on the upper 

 part of the body are perfectly distinct ; the belly is 

 white. Its head is large; its ears short and naked; 

 its eyes full, and placed high in its head, near the 

 ears ; in the lower part of each jaw, immediately 

 under the eye, it has a remarkably deep slit or fur- 

 row, which seems like the termination of the jaw, 

 and has the appearance of an opening of the mouth; 

 its upper jaw projects beyond the under; it has two 

 strong yellow cutting teeth in each jaw ; its mouth 

 is small, and its upper lip is divided; it has long 

 whiskers on its lips, and on each side of its head, 

 under the ears ; its legs are short ; it has four toes 

 on the fore, and three on the hind foot ; it has no 

 tail. 



