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and for taxidermic operations, and the smaller for hunting 
purposes. The dogs constantly throughout the day started 
waterhaas (Hydrochcerus capybara) among the mucco- 
mucco, but few chances occurred of procuring them owing 
to the thick bush along the banks, which gave shelter 
when they rose to breathe. Three rather small specimens, 
" pigs" as they are termed by the huntsmen, were, how- 
ever, caught, being seized by the dogs before they reached 
the water. The flesh of the young " pigs" is extremely 
delicate, and tasted to me not unlike veal. Quite in 
accordance with the old name " waterhaas," the terms 
" boar," " sow" and " pig," are applied to the various 
animals ; but it need hardly be noticed here that the 
waterhaas has no affinity whatever to the hog. It is a 
true Rodent, like the guinea-pig, the rat, the rabbit, the 
labba, and the squirrel, with two tusk-like incisor teeth 
above and below adapted for cutting, and with no canine 
teeth, but with a wide interval between the incisors and 
the molars. The external characters, such as the sparse 
bristly hair, the hoofed toes, and the general shape of 
the body, remind one of the hog, though the tail is 
absent, the ears are short and the head destitute of a 
snout. 
Apart from the relish of the sport and the desire to 
furnish skins for the " bass," there was a keenness of 
interest displayed by the men in hunting " meat," which 
only received its full explanation in the evening when a 
camp had been made among the trees, and a babracot 
was in full swing, with its complement of separate pieces 
of waterhaas, belonging to the different members of the 
crew and destined for future home use ! Apart from the 
" meat" question, however, it was a most pleasing 
