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trunks and branches of trees." In Costa Rica an example was kept 

 alive for a few days by Dr. A. von Frantzius x who says in his account 

 of the animal that it remained motionless during the day, com- 

 pletely rolled up and hanging by its claws from a bar of the cage in 

 which it was confined ; but as soon as night came it began to climb 

 slowly about, searching persistently for some avenue of escape. It 

 refused to take any food offered, and as it became noticeably thinner 

 and was abrading its skin in constant efforts to escape from the cage 

 he was reluctantly obliged to kill it. In the same connection Dr. von 

 Frantzius states that this animal, in its habits of climbing, suspending 

 itself by its claws, and rolling the body together, greatly resembles 

 Cholcepus, with the superior climbing power afforded by the pre- 

 hensile tail. 



The earliest record of the occurrence of this species in Panama 

 seems to be that of Sclater (1856, p. 139) who as CyclotJmrus 

 didactylus notes the animal in a collection from Mr. Bridges as 

 follows : " From the vicinity of David. Also seen near Panama. 

 A strictly nocturnal animal." 



Under the name Cycloturus didactylus, Alston (1879, P- J 93) men- 

 tions the collection of the species by Enrique Arce in Chiriqui, but 

 the exact locality is not given. Nine specimens taken by W. W. 

 Brown, Jr., are listed by Bangs (1902, p. 20) from Divala and 

 Bugaba. Measurements of an adult female taken at Boqueron by 

 J. H. Batty are published by Allen (1904, p. 59). 



Specimens examined : Bas Obispo, 1 2 ; Boqueron, 1 3 ; Bugaba, 

 2 ' ; Divala, 7.* 



Genus TAMANDUAS Gray. Three-toed Anteaters 

 The anteaters of this genus agree with those of the genus 

 Myrmecophaga in the possession of three toes on the fore foot, but 

 differ widely in other respects. The tail is long, tapering and 

 prehensile. 



TAMANDUAS TETRADACTYLA CHIRIQUENSIS Allen 

 Chiriqui Three-toed Anteater 

 Tamandua tetradactyla chiriquensis Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 

 Vol. 20, p. 395, text fig. 4, October 29, 1904. Type from Boqueron, 

 Chiriqui, Panama. 



In this species there are three toes on the fore feet as in the great 

 anteater, but the tapering and prehensile instead of bushy tail, and 

 much smaller general size are distinguishing characters. 



1 Archiv. f iir Naturg., 1869, p. 309. 



2 Collection Mus. Comp. Zool. 



* Collection Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 



