CLASS MAMMALIA. 



183 



Dn'sypus tw mm cine' tm. Nine-banded Armadillo, 



FIG. 313. 



ORDER EDENTATA (e den ta'ta). 



The Edentates FIG. 312. 



have the teeth, 

 w hen present, 

 poorl}- developed, 

 the claws remark- 

 ably strong, and 

 the body protected 

 by unusual dermal 

 outgrowths. 



The Armadillos 

 (armadll'loz) were 

 so called by the 

 Spaniards from 

 their "coat of 

 mail." This bony armor con- 

 sists of agglutinated hairs ; free- 

 dom of motion being secured by 

 a series of transverse bands. 



The so-called Nine -banded 

 Armadillo, which may have 

 from six to ten bands, abounds 

 in Central America, and is do- 

 mesticated to clear the houses of vermin. The Mataco 



(mat' a ko), or 



Three-banded 

 Armadillo, does 

 not burrow, but 

 for defense rolls 

 itself into a ball. 



The Pichiciago 



Cfila myph'b rus truncd'tus. Pichiciago. (J.) (pish I cha' go) 



Tol y pen' Us tri cmc 1 tus. 

 Three-banded Armadillo. ( i> 5 .) 



FIG. 314. 



