THE POYOU. 



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122. — "Weasel-headed Armadillo, 



5n this situation the great breadth of the body is very 

 apparent. The head is large, flat, and nearly triangular ; 

 the face short, and the muzzle blunt ; the ears are mo- 

 derate. 



Several individuals of this armadillo have at various times 

 lived in the menagerie of the Zoological Society. They 

 appear to have little fear, and soon become familiar even 

 with strangers : when running about their enclosure, 

 during warm or sunny weather, they turn up the turf 

 rapidly with their noses, apparently in search of worms 

 or insects ; bread and milk is the diet on which they are 

 fed : their actions are prompt and rapid. The poyou 

 measures about sixteen inches in the length of the head 

 and body ; the tail is about six or seven inches long. 

 (Fig. 122.) 



Another example of this section is the Pichiy, or 



