﻿MURIE ON THE THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO. 



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Fig. 3. Appearance inferiorly when the body is bent together. This figure shows how the head, tai], and 



limbs are packed within the partially closed carapace. The body is less bent than in the 



ure 



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Fig. 4. The palmar surface of tlie riglit fore foot. 

 Fig. 5, Sole of the left hind foot as far as the heel. 



These four drawings (Nos. 2 to 5) are exact copies of photographs from the dead animal; in 

 the case of figs. 2 & 3, the body was flexed into a position similar to what had been observed 



during life. 



to allj is as subjoined. 



Each figure corresponds in dimensions to nature. The lettering, applicable 



Cp^ cephalic shield, 



Sc^ scapular shield. 

 PVy pelvic shield. 

 T, tail. 

 Z\ first, . 

 Z^j second, 

 Z^ third. 



/&# 



drawn 



Fj_ 



movable zones. 



ea^ ear. 



ey^ eye, its surroundii 

 Sn, snout where bare. 



hf & hj^, right and left hind feet ; the sole and 



nails of same peering out of their re- 

 spective chambers. 



Tchy tail -chamber. 



Psy penis retracted and bent alongside tlio tail 

 II, III, IV indicate nail-digits, fore and liind 



. foot respectively. 

 A, heel. 



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c, callous cushion or pad. 



Tab. XXII. 



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Fig. 6. A view of the under or abdominal surface of the animal, with head and tail cxtendc^d, and tlic 



limbs more or less withdrawn into their shield-cavities. This figure is slightly less than natural 



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size, and lithographed from a photograph by Dr. Murie. 

 ^y> Eye seen closed; ea^ ear upturned; Sc, scapular, and Pv, pelvic shields; Q?, lateral 



Fig. 9. 



margin of cephalic plate ; Z', Z^, Z^, movable zones ; 



intumed 



post-inferior end of the pelvic shield; Ay the wide anal aperture; Pe Pe^, penis; hf, 



hind foot and leg partially withdrawn ; HI ch, left-hind-k 

 three nails being visible between the pointers; Fl ch, 

 portion of the fore-leg chamber. 



unoccupic 



Tab. XXIII. 



diagrammatic 



Tl 



latter has been removed to about the median line of the back. 



.pular and pelvic shields and three movable zones of the left side, seen on the 



drags 



Drawn 



slightly less than natural size 



oCTanh, and from 



The 



shields 



Csps, contractor of the scapulo-pelvic 

 Sc, scapular, and Pv, pelvic shields, seen on edge in fig. 7 and below in fig. 8, where 

 their marginal scutes and scales are visible; Z^Z", Z\ moyable zones, their cut edges and 



inferior surfaces terminally tipped with fiairs. 

 Tolypeutes conurus in profile, when rolled up as in fig. 2, only in this case in a reversed attitude, or 



on the left side. 



dermal armour 



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the body, head, limbs and tail stowed away in the least possible space 



Part of t])e togiiment 



remains on the limbs. 



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Litho 



graphed from 



