ORDER 



BRUT A. 



BRADYPUS. SLOTH. 



Generic Character. 



149 



Dentes Primores nulli utrin- 



que. 

 Laniarii obtusi, solitarii, mo- 



laribus longiores, occur- 



santes. 

 Molares utrinque quinque, 



obtusi. 

 Corpus pilis tectum. 



Cutting-teeth, none in either 



jaw. 

 Canine-teeth obtuse, single, 



longer than the grinders, 



placed opposite. 

 Grinders, five on each side, 



obtuse. 

 Fore Legs much longer than 



the hind : Claws very long. 



THREE-TOED SLOTH. 



Bradypus Tridactylus. B. pedihus tridactylis, Cauda bre<vt. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. p. 50. 

 Sloth with three-toed feet and short tail. 

 Ignavus. Clus.exot. p. 372. Jig. p. 373. 

 Ai. Buff. 13. p. i^.pl 5, 6. 

 Three-toed Sloth. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 240. 

 Museum Le<verianum } <vol. 2. p. 13. //. 3. 



XjEFORE the discovery of the western hemi- 

 sphere, the Tortoise seems to have been consi- 

 dered as the established representative of tardi- 



