BRISTLY CAVY. 
The native name of this animal, which Mr. 
Bruce says, in his celebrated travels, is the 
Ashkoko, has afforded the English generical 
name corresponding with the Hyrax of Lin- 
nasus. This genus of animals is chara6lerlsed 
as having two broad and distant fore-teeth 
above ; four contiguous broad, flat, notched 
fore-teeth, below; and four large grinders on 
each side, in both jaws : their fore feet have 
four toes, the hind feet only three ; and they 
have no tail, or any collar bones. Of this 
genus, there are only two species : the Cape 
Ashkoko, or Myrax Capensis ; and the Syrian 
Ashkoko, or Ilyrax Syriacus. In all the early 
editions of the Sy sterna Naturce, as well as by 
Pennant and other ingenious naturalists, these 
animals were referred to the genus Cavy : the 
former being the Cape Cavy, and the latter 
•the Bristly Cavy, of Pennant and others. 
The Bristly Cavy, which is the animal Vv'c 
have here figured, is supposed to be the Agnus 
Fillorum Israel, of Prosper Alpinus \ and the 
Daman 
