HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 501 



THE LONG-TAILED MANIS. 



(Manis Tctradactyla, Linn. Lc Phatagiii y Buff.) 



Is less than the last, being not more than a foot 

 long" from head to tail. Its body is covered with 

 sharp-pointed scales ; its throat and belly with 

 hair: its legs are short; and each foot has four 

 claws. It is remarkable for the great length of its 

 tail, which in some is above a yard long. 



It is a native of Guinea, has been sometimes 

 called the SCALY LIZARD, and may be said to be 

 the connecting link in the chain of beings between 

 quadrupeds and reptiles. 



THE ARMADILLO. 



Is found only in South America, where there are 

 several varieties of them. They are all covered 

 with a strong crust or shell, and are distinguished 

 from each other by the number of the flexible bands 

 of which it is composed. It is a harmless, inoffen- 

 sive animal ; feeds on roots, fruits, and other vege- 

 tables ; grows very fat ; and is greatly esteemed for 

 the delicacy of its flesh. 



The Indians hunt it with small Dogs, trained for 

 that purpose. When surprised, it runs to its hole, 

 or attempts to make a new one, which it does with 

 great expedition, having strong claws on its fore 

 feet, with which it adheres so firmly to the ground, 

 that if it should be caught by the tail whilst making 

 its way into the earth, its resistance is so great, that 

 it wall sometimes leave it in the hands of its pur- 

 suers: to avoid this, the hunter has recourse to 



