HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



and rump, is divided into a number of elegant 

 raised figures, with five angles or sides : its tail is 

 not more than two inches long: it has neither cut- 

 ting nor canine teeth: -and has five toes on each 

 foot. 



THE SIX-BANDED ARMADILLO. 



Scxcinctus, Linn. L'Encoubert, Buff.) 



Is about the size of a young Pig. Between the 

 folds of the bands there are a few scattered hairs : 

 its tail is long, thick at the base, and tapers to a 

 point. It is found in Brazil and Guiana. 



THE EIGHT-BANDED ARMADILLO. 

 (Le Tatuette, Buff.) 



Is furnished with eight bands. Its ears are long 

 and upright : eyes small and black : it has four toes 

 on the fore feet, and five on the hind: its length, 

 from nose to tail, is about ten inches; the tail nine. 

 It inhabits Brazil, and is reckoned more delicious 

 eating than the others. 



