RHINOCEROTID.E. TAPIRID^. 



Fig. 17. 



141 



Rhinoceros bicornis J - (' Xature,' vol. v. p. 427.) 



Family TAPIRID.E. 



Genus TAPIRUS. 



524. Tapirus americanus, Gm. Brazilian Tapir. (Fig. 18, 



p. 142.) 

 Hab. South America. 



(See ed. 8, p. 128, Tapirus americanus, and p. 130, T. dowii. 

 Of. note, P. Z. S. 1885, p. 718.) 



a. . Born in the Menagerie, May 22, 1883. 



b. rf Presented by Kegmald Priugle, Esq., May 1, 1884. 



From Venezuela. 



c. ^ . Presented by Anthony Taaffee, Esq., Dec. 7, 1888. 



From the Province of Parana, S. Brazil. 

 cl $ . Purchased, Feb. 29, 1892. 



