STYLEPHORUS, SUS. 263 
4—1. Sryternorus. Spec. 1. 
chordatus, (thread-tail fish,) body gradually di- 
minishing as it approaches the tail, which ter-» 
minates ina process or string of enormous length. 
10 inches long ; tail process 22 inches. 
See MS. P. 
8—11. Sry.ors. Spec. 2. 
gallica, living on wasps. 
See MS. P. 
i—6. Sus. Spec. 5. 
scrofu, (common hog,) tail hairy ; ears oblong, 
acute; back bristly. In the wild state the 
bristles are very long on the forepart of the 
back, and the ears are roundish. 
porcus, (guinea-hog,) back prickly on the hind- 
parts ; tail reaching to the ground ; naval cisti- 
ferous. Some have erect ears a little pointed, 
and a tail reaching nearly to the ground ; body 
reddish. SS naller than the scrofa. 
fajussu, (mexican hog,) tail none; back with a 
glandular orifice. 3 feet long. Runs wild in 
woods and does not wallow in mud. 
africanus, (cape hog,) two fore teeth in the upper 
jaw ; body covered with long fine bristles ; tail 
slender, tufted. 
ethiopicus, (ethiopian hog,) no fore teeth ; a soft 
wrinkled pouch under the eyes; body thick, 
broad, nakedish, with bunches of blackish-brown 
bristles 5 skin lax, black under the eyes, from 
which hangs down a large broad, flat, tube; 
tail naked. Of hideous appearance, fierce and 
swift. Four feet and a half long; burrows un- 
der ground. 
