£6 



LEPORINE CAVy. 



found alone, or else the mother with her young. 

 They are easily tamed, and will eat almost every- 

 thing. When in a domestic state, they remove 

 not to any great distance, and always return to 

 the house spontaneously ; but constantly retain 

 somewhat of their wild disposition. In general 

 they remain in their holes daring the night, unless 

 the moon shines bright ; but run about most of 

 the day. There are some countries, as about the 

 mouth of the Amazons, where these animals are 

 so numerous as to be often met with in scores. 



Far. ? 



LEPORINE CAVY. 



Cunkulus caudatus auritus, fills ex rnfo etfusco mixtis rigidis 'ces- 



tit us. Briss. Quadr. 143. 

 Cuniculus Americanus. Seb. i. p. 6y.pl. 41./. 2. f 

 Java Hare. Catcsb. Carol, append, pi. 18. 

 Javan Cavy. Fennant Quadr. 1. p. 9_^. 



This is by Mr. Schreber considered as a variety 

 of the Aguti, from which it differs in being of a 

 reddish colour above, with the breast and bellv 

 white : the legs are long : the hind part large, 

 and the tail very short. It is of the size of a hare, 

 and is a native of Surinam, and other parts of 

 South America. It is altogether an American 

 animal, and notwithstanding its common title of 

 the Java Hare, is not found either in that island 

 or Sumatra, as erroneously supposed by some. 



