188 CAPE JERBOA. 



of a small greyhound^ which often gave us excel- 

 lent sport. It may perhaps be imagined that a 

 chace between these two creatures could not be 

 long : yet I have often seen, in a large inclosure, 

 or court-yard, the greyhound employ a quarter 

 of an hour before he could master his nimble ad- 

 versary : the small size of the creature assisted 

 him much ; and had not the greyhound been a 

 practised one^ and made use of his feet as well as 

 his teeth^ he might have killed two Antelopes in 

 the time he could have killed one Jerboa." 



I must not omit to add, that Mr. Bruce cannot 

 allow the Jerboa to be the Saphan of the sacred 

 writings. 



CAPE JERBOA, 



DIpus Cafer. D, spadiceus, suhtus subcinereus, palmis pentadec- 

 tylis, plantis tetradactylis, cauda mllosiss'ma apice nigra. 



Fermg'mous Jerboa, pale ash-coloured beneath, with pentadac- 

 tyle fore-feet, tetradactyle hind-feet, and very villose tail 

 tipped with black. 



Jerboa Capensis. Mill. dm. phys. p. 62. t. 31. 



Grand Gerbo. Bitff. Siippl. 6. p. 260, pi. 42. 



Cape Jerboa. Fennant Qmdr. 2. p. I'jo, > 



This is by far the largest of all the Jerboas, 

 and is a native of the mountainous country to 

 the north of the Cape of Good Hope. Its length 

 from nose to tail one foot two inches ; of the 

 tail near fifteen inches. The head is broad ; the 

 muzzle somewhat sharp ; and the upper jaw longer 



