160 CURIOUS HOMES AND THEIR TENANTS. 



NEST OF PIG-'S FEET. 



THE CHCEROPUS (PIG FOOT) AND NEST. 



Among the little mammals found in Australia that 

 build nests like those of birds in the grass are some 

 in which the peculiarities of different sorts of animals 

 seem curiously compounded. In the chceropus, for 



Chceropus, nest, and young. 



instance, judging from outward appearances at least, 

 exists a union of two very dissimilar creatures — a pig 

 and a rabbit. The long, pointed face, and the feet 



