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firearms, and as none of the party had ever seen the animal 

 before, they hesitated to attack it with sticks ; it moved down 

 the mountain side and disappeared in the forest. 



"From the notes gathered in Brazil, it appears that the 

 great anteater is essentially a forest animal, though some- 

 times coming out to the open lands ; it eats insects and insect 

 larvae of many kinds and, I believe, small fruits. The flesh is 

 rarely eaten, and only in case of necessity." H. H. S. 



7. Tamandua tetradactyla instabilis Allen. Fifty-seven 

 specimens, all taken at or near Bonda. There are 6 skeletons, 

 the rest being skins and skulls. Only two or three are posi- 

 tively marked for sex, but about half have external measure- 

 ments, consisting of total length and length of tail. (For 

 measurements and description see this Bulletin, XX, 1904, 

 pp. 386-397.) 



"TAMANDUA (called soro-chuchu) . Quite common, prin- 

 cipally below 2000 feet, in the dry forest. It is very variable 

 in color, but only one species is recognized by the hunters. 

 Like the great anteater, the tamandua is essentially a forest 

 animal, and terrestrial, rarely if ever ascending trees, though 

 its long, hooked claws would seem to fit it well for climbing. 

 It walks slowly and awkwardly on the sides of its feet, and is 

 easily killed by a slight blow on the head. The animal would 

 soon be exterminated if it were much hunted, but the meat is 

 worthless and the skin is but little prized. Tamanduas eat ter- 

 mites, ant larvae, various other insects, and certain small fruits. 



"The little anteater [Cyclopes didactylus] is not found in the 

 Santa Marta district; at least, none of our hunters had ever 

 heard of it." H. H. S. 



8. Tatu novemcinctus (Linn.). Four specimens, i 

 adult and 3 very small young ones, from Bonda (2), Don Amo, 

 and Valparaiso. Adult, total length, 711 ; tail, 356. 



" ARMADILLOES. A species [Tatu novemcinctus} is found, 

 rarely, in the dry forest and in the open land below 2000 feet; 

 and we obtained a single specimen of another [Cabassous 

 lugubris] on an open mountain ridge above Valparaiso, at 

 about 5000 feet. 



"Armadilloes vary much in their habits and habitat, but 



