PATAGONIAN, AND SPOTTED CAYY, 
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Patagonian cayy. 
The ears of (he Patagonian cavv are long and 
touch dilated near the bottom. Its upper lip is 
divided. On each side of its nose, there are tufts 
of soft hair, and long whiskers. jThe tip of its 
nose is black ; its face, its back, and the fore part 
of its legs, are cinereous and rust coloured ; its 
breast and sides are tawny ; its belly is of a dirty 
white. On each thigh it has a white patch. Its 
rump is black ; its legs are very long ; its claws 
are long, straight, and black ; it has four on the 
fore feet, three on the hind. Its tail is a mere 
naked stump. Some of these creatures weigh 
six-and-twenty pounds. They are found in plenty 
about Port Desire, in Patagonia. They live in 
holes of the earth, like the rabbit. Their flesh is 
of a snowy whiteness, and of an excellent flavour. 
Sir John Narborough, and other voyagers, call it 
a hare. 
Spotted cavy, or paca. 
This species of the cavy has a round head; 
the upper jaw longer than the lower ; large 
nostrils ; a divided lip ; long whiskers ; short and 
naked ears, and a thick neck. The eyes are 
brown, large, and prominent. It has five rows 
of spots on each side. Its hair is short and hard ; 
on the upper part of the body, a dark brown. 
Its sides, on the lower part, are marked length- 
ways with lines of grey spots. Its belly is white. 
In some, perhaps young ones, the sides and 
spots are of a pale yellow. It has five toes on 
each foot; and only the mere rudiment of a 
tail. Its make and voice resemble those of a pig. 
|ii some places, it is called the hog-rabbit. It 
