HABITS OF THE UTIA. 
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Mr. Hill has lately favoured me wdth the following 
notes, in addition to the above, which conclude our 
present information concerning the economy of the 
species. 
‘‘At Two-mile Wood, a run of stunted forest on the 
road to St. Dorothy’s, is a perfect warren of Indian 
Conies. Patches of Bromelia pinguin occur among 
the woodland. This is an aboriginal cover in the 
lowlands, and is almost the only place in which they 
occur in the plains. The overseer, Mr. Russel, tells 
me that when he surprises them out in the adjoining 
sward, and his dogs cut them off from the cover, they 
run up the Cashaw trees, and grapple the rough bark 
easily. This is another point of resemblance to the 
Cuba Capromys, I have applied for living specimens 
to send to England.” 
“ I learn that our Cony is fond of browsing the 
Logwood (HcEmatoxylori) and the Bastard Cedar 
{Guazumd) ; or rather that it barks these trees just 
above ground. It is never seen out in wet weather ; 
and it has never yet been traced by its foot-prints.” 
The species appears to be the “ Small Indian Cony, 
Mus 3 ; major ^ fusco-cinereus, caudd truncatd ” of 
Browne ; of which he gives no distinct information, 
except that it is a native of Jamaica. Sloane takes 
not the least notice of it : Long merely includes it in 
his enumeration of the wild animals. 
ORCHIDEiE. 
Though Jamaica cannot boast of Orchideous plants 
so curious or so gorgeous as some that are found in 
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