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other kind, being not more than two inches long, 

 while the shell, taking all the pieces together, is 

 a foot long, and eight inches broad. The second 

 is the Tatou of Ray, or the Encoubert of Buffon : 

 this is distinguished from the rest by six bands 

 across the back ; it is about the size of a pig of a 

 month old, with a small long head and a very 

 long tail. The third is the Tatuette, furnished 

 with eight bands, and not by a great deal so big 

 as the former. Its tail is longer also, and its legs 

 shorter in proportion. Its body, from the nose to 

 the insertion of the tail, is about ten inches long, 

 and the tail seven. The fourth is the Pig-head- 

 ed Armadillo, with nine bands. This is much 

 larger than the former, being about two feet long 

 from the nose to the tail. The fifth is the Ka- 

 bassou, or Cataphractus, with twelve bands, and 

 still bigger than the former, or any other of its 

 kind. This is often found above three feet long, 

 but is never eaten as the rest are. The sixth is 

 the Weasel-headed Armadillo, with eighteen bands, 

 with a large piece before, and nothing but bands 

 backward. This is above a foot long, and the tail 

 five inches. Of all these, the Kabassou and the 

 Encoubert are the largest ; the rest are of a much 

 smaller kind. In the larger kinds, the shell is 

 rmich more solid than in the others, and the flesh 

 is much harder, and unfit for the table. These 

 are generally seen to reside in dry upland grounds, 

 while the small species are always found in moist 

 places, and in the neighbourhood of brooks and 

 rivers. They all roll themselves into a ball ; but 

 those whose bands are fewest in number are least 



