APPENDIX. 



ZOOLOGY. 



All the Species of Domestic Animals of the South of Europe here become more 

 Prolific than in their native Country. 



WILD QUADRUPEDS. 



The Anta, which the Aborigines call Tapira, and Tapijerete, is the largest of the Brazilian 

 quadrupeds, and does not belong to any known species, constituting of it«elf a distinct one in the 

 history of animals. It is the size of a small heifer, and very similar to a hog in the figure of its 

 body as well as in the shape of the ears, which are proportioned to its size. The hair is short and 

 sleek ; the legs are very thick and short ; the hind feet have three hoofs and the front feet four ; the 

 tail is of a tapering form, with little more than three inches in length ; the head is large and long; 

 the eyes small; the upper lip is a musculous appendage, which the animal extends four inches beyond 

 the lower one, or draws it in to the same length ; the mouth is furnished with eight pointed teeth in 

 each jaw, ten grinders in the lower, and fourteen in the upper. It pastures like a horse ; and, 

 although heavy, has considerable velocity in its career. It is timid and harmless, doing no injury 

 even to the dog which pursues it. Being amphibious, it swims and dives in an extraordinary 

 manner, and proceeds along the bottom of deep pools for a great distance, remaining for a long 

 time under water without respiring. Its flesh differs from that of the" ox only in taste and smell, 

 and is eaten generally. It is of all colours. 



There are three sorts of Mountain Boars; some are entirely black, some have the under jaw 

 white, others, of a small size and gray, are call Caitetus: these become domesticated so as to accom- 

 pany their master through the streets, without ever leaving him. Their flesh is not of such good flavour 

 as that of the wild boar in Europe. 



The Cachoro d' Agua (Water Dog) is small and web-footed, its tail is long and flat, and its 

 hair exceedingly smooth and fine. It is amphibious, and goes almost always in the water, where it 

 is said to be so ferocious that it kills ounces when they are swimming across rivers. When caught, it 

 may be domesticated ; but it never ceases to utter lamentations. It is only met with iu the central 

 rivers of the Brazil. 



