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Geogr. Distr. Honduras to French Guiana (?), South America; 
exact range unknown. 
Genl. Char. Tail equal to head and body; hairs on extremity sparse. 
Color. Band from forearm over the shoulder joining a large 
patch covering back and sides, black; 
narrow menian hand +highc 
narrow median and, thigns 
‘ 
rump, and tail straw color; front of eye dusky 
Measurements. Total length, 915; tail, 515. 
Nats I, 1 
XXXIV, Ig00, p. 576 
Head very long; mouth 
tubular, small; tongue ver 
long, vermiform; hand has 
third digit greatly developed 
and armed with a long, fal- 
cate claw; all digits armed 
with claws except the fiftl 
foot with five unequal digits 
with claws; tail very long, 
not prehensile, equaling the 
length, covered with 
body in g 
ae 1 air: at ¢ 
very long hair; ears small, 
oval, erect; eyessmall. Skull 
elongate, narrow, cylindri- 
form, and smooth on the 
superior surface; nares ter- 
minal; zygomatic arch in- 
complete. 
22. tridactyla (Myrmecopha- 
ga) Linn., Syst. Nat., 
jubata Linn., Syst. Nat., 
LeyOb, ps.33- 
GREAT ANTEATER. Oso Real 
in Costa Rica. 
*See Thomas, Amer. Nat.. Fic. 8. MYRMECOPHAGA TRIDACTYLA. 
XXXV, Pp. 143. No. 115 Field Columbian Mus. Coll. - % nat. size. 
