American natural historyPart I, Mastology (Volume 3) . In/far sidf view affile same - Xarwal. Fi,i. /,//. - THE LAMANTIN. 43 the other behind, at first simple, but enlarged, andare bifurcated at their extremity. In their reciprocal position, the eminences on oneside correspond to the grooves and intervals of theteeth on the opposite side, and to judge by the pre-servation of the crests of the eminences, it appearsthat these teeth are used more for triturating thanfor crushing or bruising the food. Species I.—American Lamantin. Manatus Americanus. Trichecus Manatus, L. Systema Naturae. Mana
American natural historyPart I, Mastology (Volume 3) . In/far sidf view affile same - Xarwal. Fi,i. /,//. - THE LAMANTIN. 43 the other behind, at first simple, but enlarged, andare bifurcated at their extremity. In their reciprocal position, the eminences on oneside correspond to the grooves and intervals of theteeth on the opposite side, and to judge by the pre-servation of the crests of the eminences, it appearsthat these teeth are used more for triturating thanfor crushing or bruising the food. Species I.—American Lamantin. Manatus Americanus. Trichecus Manatus, L. Systema Naturae. Manate ou Vache Marine: Dampier, voyage i. 46. Sloane, Jamaica, n. 329. La Condamine, voyage, Phoca genus, Clus. exot: ou Manaty : Du Tertre, Hist. gen. des. Lamantin des Antilles, Buff. Hist. Naturelle xm. 377, C. Ann. du Museum xviii. 282, pi. 19. Ibid. Ossem. Foss. iv; Desm. Nouv. Diet. dHist. Nat. xviii. 213, pi. G. , or Sea Cow : Bartram, Travels in Florida, 231. If the reader infer from the number of authoritiesprefixed to this article, that the h
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