TAMANDUA. MYRMECOPHAGA, 29 
Geogr. Distr. Honduras to French Guiana (?), South America; 
exact range unknown. 
Genl. Char. Tail equal to head and body; hairs on extremity sparse. 
Color. Band from forearm over the shoulder joining a large 
patch covering back and sides, black; narrow median band, thighs, 
rump, and tail straw color; front of eye dusky. 
Measurements. Total length, 915; tail, 515. 
10. *Myrmecophaga. 
Myrmecophaga Linn., Syst. 
Nabiac hA50,> O. 315: 
Type Myrmecophaga 
tridactyla Linneus. 
Falcifer Rehn., Am. Nat., 
MEKIV, LOCO, p. 576: 
Head very long; mouth 
tubular, small; tongue very 
long, vermiform; hand has 
third digit greatly developed, 
and armed with a long, fal- 
cate claw; all digits armed 
with claws except the fifth; 
foot with five unequal digits 
with claws; tail very long, 
not prehensile, equaling the 
body in length, covered with 
very long hair; ears small, 
oval, erect; eyessmall. Skull 
elongate, narrow, cylindri- 
form, and smooth on the 
superior surface; nares ter- 
minal; zygomatic arch in- 
complete. 
22. tridactyla (Myrmecopha- 
ga) Linn., Syst. Nat., 
op soy Ds sis. 
jubata Linn., Syst. Nat., 
IeelmOOe Dn 162. 
GREAT ANTEATER. Oso Real 
in Costa Rica. 
* See Thomas, Amer. Nat., Fic. 8. MYRMECOPHAGA TRIDACTYLA. 
XXXV, p. 143. No, 115 Field Columbian Mus, Coll. % nat. size. 
