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ZOOLOGY 



The Tapirs (Fig. 1119) have the body more massive than the 

 Horses, and the limbs, especially the distal segments, shorter and 



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Fig. llUt.-Anievican Tapir {Tcijnruji terrextrn). (From the Camhridge Nntvixd Hislorij.) 



stouter. The nasal region is produced into a short proboscis. 

 The surface is beset with a scanty covering of hairs. The tail is 

 vestigial. 



V\i.. Hl'O. —Indian Rhinoceros (Kkuwrcvs nvUrv.^). (Fiuui the rambruh/c JSalimd Ilistorii.) 



In the Rhinoceroses (Fig. 1120) the body is extremely massive, 

 the limbs short and stout, each digit provided with a hoof-like 



