THE GUINEA PIG. 



Generic Characters. 

 Two cutting teeth in each jaw. 

 Four toes on the fore-feet, three behind. 

 Ears fhort. 



No tail, or a very fhort one. 



Synonims. 



Cuniculus vel Porcellus Indicus, Gefner Quad. 3(37. 

 Mus Porcellus, Linn. Syjl. 79. 



Mus seu Cuniculus Americanus, Raii Syn. Quad. 223. 



Cavia Cobaia, Marcgrave Brafd, 224. Pifo Brafil, 102. Rati Syn. 



Quad. 223. Klein Quad. 49. 

 Mus Pharaonis, Tatu pilosus, Klein Quad. 49. 

 Cuniculus ecaudatus, Briffbn Quad. 102. 

 Restless Cavy, Pennant's Syn. Quad. 176. 

 Le Cochon d'Inde, deBuffon, viii. l. tab. i. 



THIS little, reftlefs animal has the good fortune to enjoy univerfal 

 admiration, without appearing to polTefs any one good quality which entitles 

 him to it. Helplefs and inoffenfive in its nature, it fcarcely poffefTes courage 

 fufficient to defend itfelf from the attacks of a Moufe; but its animolities 

 againft thofe of its own fpecies are violent and obftinate: thefe jealoufies, 

 which are very apparent, frequently arife from a defire of pofleuing the 

 warmeft place, or the moil agreeable food. 



It is matter of wonder, that an animal, pofTeffing neither ftrength, 

 fwiftnefs, nor even the natural inftincts of felf-prefervation, fo obfervable in 



