The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . ng tail encircledwith bony rings. Such are The Black Armadillo of Azzara (D. novemcinctus, Lin.), with nine intermediate bands, and sometimes butei^ht; also the Mule Armadillo of the same naturalist (Z>. septetncinctus), with a shorter tail than the preceding. The Aparas, F. Cuv.,—Have toes the same as in the Cachicames, but nine or ten teeth above and below. The Apara Armadillo of Azzara {D. tricinctiis, Lm.), with three intennediate bands, and a very sho
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy . ng tail encircledwith bony rings. Such are The Black Armadillo of Azzara (D. novemcinctus, Lin.), with nine intermediate bands, and sometimes butei^ht; also the Mule Armadillo of the same naturalist (Z>. septetncinctus), with a shorter tail than the preceding. The Aparas, F. Cuv.,—Have toes the same as in the Cachicames, but nine or ten teeth above and below. The Apara Armadillo of Azzara {D. tricinctiis, Lm.), with three intennediate bands, and a very short tail platedwith regular tuberculated compartments. By enclosing its head and feet within its armour, this species is enabledto roll itself completely into a ball, like certain Onisci. It inhabits Brazil and Paraguay, and is one of those foundfarthest to the south. Other Armadillos, The Encouberts, F. Cuv.,— Have five toes to their fore-feet, of which the three medial are the longest: their tail is in great partcovered with quincunx scales, and their teeth are nine or ten in number, above and below. In thissubdivision ranges. Fig. 50.—Peha EDENTATA. ^?5 The Encoubert Armadillo, Payou of Azzara, (D. sexcinctus and octodecemciiietus, Lin.), which is distinguishedfrom the rest of the genus by having a tooth on each side fixed in the intermaxillary bone: its coat of mail has sixor seven bands, with smooth, larsje, and angular compartments ; tail middle-sized, and annulated only at its Pichiy of Azzara, and an allied species, the Hairy Armadillo (Tatou relu, Az.), resemble the Encoubertexcept in wanting the intermaxillary teeth, in having the posterior shell denticulated, and the parts that are notplated clad with longer and more close-set hairs. A third principal division of these animals exhibits five toes to the fore-feet, but disposed obliquely,so that the thumb and index are slender, the latter being longest, the middle one bearing an enormoustrenchant claw, th
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