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paratus of fo much curloflty. The throat, breall, and belly, arc covered 

 with a granulated lliin. 



On the approach of danger thefe animals roll themfelves up into an oval 

 form, and are then fo fecurely cafed up in their bony covering, that no 

 common force can injure them. They are of a perfeftly harmlefs nature, 

 and wander about chiefly by night, in queft of infeds, roots, and fruit j 

 and in the day-time refide in their holes, which they make under ground. 

 Their flefli is reckoned excellent, and is much admired by the inhabitants of 

 South America. They are found principally in Brazil and Guiana. 



There is a great general refemblance bet\veen the feveral fpecies of Ar- 

 madillos, and they are principally diftinguiflied by the number of divifions on 

 the body part of their armour. The two fpecies reprefented on the prefent 

 plate may be reckoned amongft tlie moil elegant of the genus. Armadillos 

 in o-eneral are prolific animals, and breed frequently. They do not grow to 

 a large fize, and are feldom feen of more than a foot in length, exclufive 

 of the tail. Yet the Count de Buffon has defcribed one which meafured 

 near three feet without the tail : in all probability thofe which are generally 

 brought over to Europe are not arrived at their full fize. 



