. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. TIIK I'ANDA, »H; WAir. 421 niiiidly iliiikciis into a ]>( r\ilinily rich lilnck ii])nii the lilis jiihI tlic (nitsiilc oi' the U>^h. Till' lii'iid in oJ' a wIiitiHli-fiiwii cdldiir, witli n iu(l<ly (â licsimt H|i(it uiiilfr each cyo. Thu tiiil i'^ nt' tlio same chcsniit line as the Inidy, ami is iimiked with a series df dinlv liiif^s. Tiie head is very slioit, and tliick mu/zled, iireseiitiiig a ciiiioiis to tlie coaitis ami riu'ooiia. It is f;''"t''"'11y lo
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. TIIK I'ANDA, »H; WAir. 421 niiiidly iliiikciis into a ]>( r\ilinily rich lilnck ii])nii the lilis jiihI tlic (nitsiilc oi' the U>^h. Till' lii'iid in oJ' a wIiitiHli-fiiwii cdldiir, witli n iu(l<ly (â licsimt H|i(it uiiilfr each cyo. Thu tiiil i'^ nt' tlio same chcsniit line as the Inidy, ami is iimiked with a series df dinlv liiif^s. Tiie head is very slioit, and tliick mu/zled, iireseiitiiig a ciiiioiis to tlie coaitis ami riu'ooiia. It is f;''"t''"'11y loiiiul amoiij,' tlie trees tliat fjrow near rivers ami niountain-torronts, liiit does not seem to occur in sntticient nundiers to render its beautiiid I'ur an ohject di' C((Mal vahie. This is the more to lie rej^nctled, as the coat of the I'aiahi is not only liiindsonu' in appearance, but is very thick, tine, and warm in texture, heine; composed of ji (liiulile set of hairs, the onn forminj,' a thick woolly covering to the skin, and the other (â¢(imposed of long glistening hairs that jiierce through the wool and give the exquisitely rich colduring to tht! surt'ai f the I'ur. Tlie soles (if the I'eet an; not merely di lended hy luilcd and thickened cuticles, hut ari! furnished with a heavy covering of woolly liaii', which in some species is of a light grey ('olour, ami in others of a snowy white, that (â¢(intrasts strangely with the deep rich lilai'k of the legs and paws. The food (if the Tanda is usually of an animal character, and consists chielly of liirds, tiicir eggs, and the smaller Mammalia and insects, many of which it discovers on the trees whereon it is generally found. fll. J* fl e diU'erent 1)11 an(^<)iint 'wn, wliicli. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (
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