384 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE ROCK CAVY. 



(L\ \pcrca, Huff, 



Is likewise found in Brazil; is about twelve 

 inches in length ; the colour of the upper part of its 

 body resembles that of the Hare; its belly is white; 

 the upper lip divided; the ears short and rounded 

 like those of a Rat, and it has no tail. It moves 

 like the Hare, its fore legs being shorter than the 

 hind. It has four toes on the fore feet, and only 

 three on the hind. Its flesh is like that of the 

 Rabbit ; and its manner of living is also very 

 similar. 



