CAPROMYS. 393 
B. Geocapromys 
Tail. short, about equal to hind foot; claws shorter than in 
Capromys; inner toe of fore foot barely perceptible; ascending 
maxillary of zygomatic arch wider than in Capromys, the superior 
margin of squamosal narrower and without processes; occipital 
region lower. 
Fic. 74. CAPROMYS (GEOCAPROMYS) BROWNI. 
No. 19147 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Coll. % nat. size 
411. browni (Capromys), Fisch., Syn. Mamm., Addend., 1830, 
Dp. 300- 
brachyurus (Capromys), Hill, Gosse, Nat. Sojourn in Jamaica, 
BOS Tp. Ag. 
SHORT-TAILED HuvtTIA. 
Type locality. Jamaica. 
Geogr. Distr. Island of Jamaica. 
Genl. Char. Tail very short, stiff, scaly, naked at base, covered 
with short bristly hair above; fur dense, harsh; muzzle covered with 
down. 
