A WILD-HOG HUNT IN TEXAS. 



BY the Americans, what we call the wild hog is called 

 the Peccary (dicotyles.) Of this animal there are two 

 distinct species known. The collared peccary" (dicotyles 

 torquatus,) and the "white-lipped" (dicotyles labyatus.) 

 In form and habits they are very similar to each other. 

 In size and color they differ. The " white-lipped" is the 

 larger. Its color is dark brown, nearly black, while that 

 of the collared peccary is a uniform iron-grey, with the 

 exception of the band or collar upon its shoulders. The 

 distinctive markings are on the former species a greyish- 

 white patch along the jaws, and on the other a yellowish- 

 white belt embracing its neck and shoulders, as a collar 

 does a horse. These markings have given to each its 

 specific name. They are further distinguished by the 

 forehead of .the white-lipped peccary being more hollowed 

 or concave than that of its congener. In most other 

 respects these creatures are alike. Both feed upon roots, 

 fruits, frogs, toads, lizards, and snakes. Both make their 

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