COLLARED PECCARY. 



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is a naked glandular orifice surrounded by a few bristles in a somewhat 

 radiated direction. From this orifice there exudes a strong scented fluid. 

 This part of the animal has been vulgarly supposed to be its navel. 



The legs, which strongly resemble those of the common hog, are rather 

 short. There is not even a vestige of the small upper external hind-toe, 

 which is always present in the common hog. There is a ruff" under the 

 throat, protruding about three inches beyond the surrounding hairs. The 

 under surface of the body is rather thinly clothed with hair. 



In place of a tail there is a mere protuberance about half an inch in 

 length, which is rounded and like a knob. 



Eyes, dark-brovm ; nostrils, flesh-colour. The hairs are at their roots 

 yellowish-white, are thrice annulated with dark-brown and yellowish- 

 white, and are tipped with black. Head, cheeks, and sides of the 

 neck, grayish ; legs, dark-brown ; a whitish band two inches broad runs 

 from the top of the shoulder on each side toward the lower part of the 

 neck. The long hairs on the dorsal line are so broadly tipped with black 

 that the animal in those parts appears of a black colour ; along the sides 

 however the alternate annulations are so conspicuous that it has a deep 

 gray or grizzled appearance. On the chest, outer surface of shoulders 

 and thighs, it is of a darker colour than on the sides. Immediately be- 

 hind the lightish collar on the shoulders the hairs are dark, rendering this 

 collar or band more conspicuous. 



The young have a uniform shade of red. 



DIMENSIONS. 



Living female. 



Length of head and body 

 head 



ear . 

 Height to shoulder 

 Length of tail . 



Adult male (recent) obtained in Texas. 

 From nose to anterior canthus 

 From nose to begirming of ear 

 Length of ear .... 

 Breadth of ear 

 Length from snout to root of tail 



Feet. 



Inches 



2 



10 







11 







3 



1 



8 







Oi 







5i 







9i 







3i 







25 



3 



4 



