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THE TAPIR OF THE ANDES. 



lip for nearly half its length. The ear is without 

 the white border, and there is not the remarkable 

 crest which commences behind the eyes, and runs 

 upon the shoulder of the common animal. The 

 neck of the Alpine animal is perfectly round, and 

 the hairs upon the centre are neither longer, nor do 

 they lie in another direction ; there is, in fact, no 

 trace of a mane. The hair upon the whole body is 

 very thick, long, and of a blackish brown, deepest 

 upon the tips, which gives the peculiar tint deno- 

 minated, when referring to horses, "bay? On 

 the haunches, on each side, there is a spot, about 

 the size of the hand, devoid of hairs, but exhibit- 

 ing no callosity. 



The form of the skull exhibits a still more 

 marked difference, which will be seen in the 

 accompanying representations. 



