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ZOOLOGY. 



In tlie ant-eaters the jaws are toothless, but very long, 

 and the tongne is of gi'eat length and very extensile; the 

 sub-maxillary glands are very large, so that the viscid sali- 



vary fluid is very abundant. They burrow into ant-holes, 

 thrusting the tongne among the ants, which slick in mul- 

 titudes to the viscid, writhing rod, and are withdrawn into 



