Note 211 — Chapter XVI

Cui, according to Velasco, is the smallest kind of rabbit in the country. From most ancient times the Indians have bred great quantities of these Cuis or Ccoys (guinea pigs) in their houses. He describes them as under five or six dedos, but very broad and thick, with round ears, great variety in colour, and very fat delicate flesh. Hist. de Quito, i. p. 89.