. Une histoire générale de quadrupèdes : les figures gravées sur le bois . feuilles de chou vert, colewort, lames de maïs, quatre-dock, et d'autres plantes fruceuses; mais le foin de fweetfhort, avec un peu d'avoine propre, font le régime de la truche. Le lapin d'Angora, comme le GK&gt ; at et Sheepof de ce pays, est couvert de cheveux longs, qui fallaitent sa fide en boucles ondulées, et est d'un fieux fieux fiefs. M. Pennant décrit une variété remarquable sous le nom de la Rabbity à capuche, qui a un double £kin au-dessus de son dos, dans lequel il peut retirer sa tête: Elle comme-femme dissimule ses pattes avant dans une partie qui tombe en u

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. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . enerally cabbage leaves, colewort, blades ofcorn, four-dock, and other fucculent plants; but fweetfhort hay, with a little clean oats, make the beft diet. The Rabbit of Angora, like the Gk>at and Sheepof that country, is covered with long hair, which fallsdown its fide in wavy curls, and is of a filky finenefs. Mr Pennant defcribes a remarkable variety under thename of the Hooded Rabbity which has a double £kin overits back, into which it can withdraw its head: It like-wife conceals its fore legs in a^part which falls down un-der its throat. There are fmall holes in this loofe fkin, which admit light to the eyes.—The colour of the bodyis cinereous ; that of the head and ears is brown. A manufcript account of this animal, with a drawingby Mr G. Edwards, is preferved in the Britifli Mufeum. The Rabbit is not a native of America. There aregreat numbers of them in many of the Weft-Indiaiilands, which have originated from a ftock carried thither from Europe, HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 377. THE GUINEA-PIG, OR RESTLESS CAVY. {Mus Porcellus, Lin.—Le Cochoti dludej BufF.) This little animal, though a native of Brazil, livesand propagates in temperate, and even in cold climates, when protected from the inclemency of the feafons.—Great numbers are kept in a domeftic ftate, but for whatpurpofe can hardly be determined. They have neitherbeauty nor utility to recommend them j their Ikins areof little value; and their flefh, though eatable, is farfrom being good. Their habits and difpofitions are e-qually unpleafant and difgufting: Void of attachmenteven to their own oifspring, they fufFer them to be de-voured the moment they are brought forth, without mak-ing the fmalleft attempt to defend them. The males fre-quently deftroy their own young; and are fo ftupid, asto allow themfelves to be killed by Cats without refift-ance. They pafs their whole lives in fleeping, eating, and in the propagation of their fpecies.

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