THICK-SKINNED BEASTS. 83 



Order BELLU^. 



Gray, Cat. Carniv. dc. p. 249. 



Section 1. OETHOGNATHA, Graxj, Cat. Carniv. dc. p. 257. 



The jaws of the usual shape ; dental edge nearly straight, with the 

 thi'ee kinds of teeth of the usual form and shape. Teats 

 abdominal. 



Sub-Section 1. GEOTHEEIUM. 



Skull and jaws tapering in fi'ont. Nostrils terminal. Eyes lateral. 

 Terrestrial. 



Sub-Order 1. NASUTA, Graij, Cat. Carniv. dc, p. 251. 



Family 1. TAPIEID^, Gray, Cat. Carniv. dc. p. 252. 



Tribe 1. TAPIEINA, Gray, Cat. Carniv. dc. p. 253. 



1. TAPIEUS, Gray, Cat. Carniv. dc. 254. 



'■' Tainrus. 



1. Tapirus terrestris, Gray, Cat. Carniv. dc. p. 254 ; P. Z. S. 

 1872, p. 484. 



38 a. Animal, stuffed ; half-grown. 



S. America. Presented by Mus. Eoy. Coll. Surg. 



31 c. Animal, stuffed ; adult. 

 S. America. Zool. Soc. 



38/. Animal, stuffed; young. 



Taphus ten-estris, Gray, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 492, t. xxii. f. 3. 

 S. America. 



38 b. Animal, stuffed ; young. 



Cabai Elephantipede, Geoff. Mus. Paris. Desm. Diet. Hist. Nat. 



p. 503. 

 S. Araerica. 



38 d. Animal, stuffed ; very young. 69, 3, 31, 9. 

 709 I. Skull of '« ^." 72, 4, 11, 4. 

 Peru. Bartlett. 



38 e. Animal, stuffed ; very young. 

 S. America. 56, 1, 12, 1. 



709 d. Skeleton. 

 Brazils. Becker. 



709 7i. Skeleton ; young. 

 America. 



709 a. Skull ; adult. 

 America. 



709 c. Skull ; adult. 



Brazils. Presented by John Miers, Esq. 



