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HYRAX TRIBE, &C. 
animal appears to have been yet given, nor sj its des- 
cription by Molina and others quite so full and 
circumstantial as might be wished. It is said to 
fee called in Chili by the name of cuy. ' 
HYRAX TRIBE. 
The genus hyrax is distinguished from all the 
rest of the glires, by the remarkable circumstance 
of having four teeth in the lower jaw instead of 
two ; these lower teeth are also of a different 
structure from the upper, being broad, short, and 
crenated, or denticulated at the top ; the upper 
teeth in this genus arc also less sharp, or pointed, 
than in the rest of the glires. In other particu- 
lars the genus hyrax seems most nearly allied to 
that of cavy. 
Cape hyrax* 
This species, well known at the Cape of Good 
Hope, where they are found in great abundance 
among the rocky mountains, like several of the 
others, burrows under ground, has a slow creep- 
ing pace, and a sharp voice, which is often repeat- 
ed. It is distinguished by a thick head, full 
cheeks, and oval ears, half hid in its fur. Its head 
is of the colour of a hare ; the top of the back 
dusky, mixed with grey ; its sides and belly are 
of a whitish grey. Its toes are like those of the 
rest ; and its tail is scarce visible. It is of the 
size of a rabbit; but the shape of the body is 
