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ZOOLOGY OF 
B. punctata ? Yellow Agouti. — This is probably the 
common Amazon species, 
B, agouti ? Cotiwya, L. G.— A smaller species, very 
widely distributed. All are eaten, but the meat is rather 
dry and tasteless. 
Cercolabes prehensilis. The Brazilian Porcupine. — 
This animal is scarce. It is eaten by the Indians. 
Echimgs •— — . Several species of these curious, spi- 
nous, rat-like animals are found on the Upper Bio Negro. 
Cercoleptes caudivohus. The Potto. — It is a noctur- 
nal animal, and inhabits the banks of the Upper Amazon. 
Nasua olivacea ? Coati. — Two species, the “ Coati’’ 
and “ Coati mondi ’’ of the Indians, are found on the 
Amazon. 
Lontra Brasiliensis ? The Brazilian Otter, — is abun- 
dant on the Bio Negro. 
Galera harhara. Irara, L. G. Teeth, 1. 1 C. ^ M. 
This is a cmious animal, somewhat allied to the bears. 
It lives in trees, and eats honey, whence probably its 
Indian name, — from Ira, in the Lingoa Geral, ‘‘ honey.’' 
Vulpes — ^ A wild dog, or fox, of the forests ; it 
hunts in small packs; it is easily domesticated, but is very 
scarce. 
Leojgardus concolor. The Puma. In the Lingoa Geral, 
Sasurana, “ the false deer,” from its colour. 
L. onga. The Jaguar. Jauarite, L. G. — ‘‘The Great 
I^og.” 
L. onga^ var. nigra. The Black Jaguar. Jauarite pi- 
xuna, L. G. Tigre (Spaniards). 
L. pictus and L. griseus. Tiger Cats. Maracaja, L. G. 
The jaguar, or 0119a, appears to approach very nearly 
