160 URSINE SLOTH. 



the appearance of the animal ; and is, besides, ac- 

 companied with a view of the open mouth, &c. 

 to shew the situation and form of the teeth. I 

 must here observe, that the figure represented in 

 the Journal de Physique, though a good general 

 representation of the animal in its walking pos- 

 ture, is erroneous in the article of the claws; 

 those on the hind feet being shewn equally large 

 with those of the fore feet ; which is by no means 

 the case. 



The Ursine Sloth is about the size of a Bear, 

 and is covered all over, except on the face, or ra- 

 ther the snout, which is bare and whitish, with 

 long, shaggy, black hair; which on the neck and 

 back is much longer than elsewhere. On the 

 fore part of the body the hair points forwards ; on 

 the hinder part backwards. The eyes are very 

 small : the ears rather small, and partly hid in the 

 long hair of the head. It is totally destitute of 

 incisores or front-teeth : in each jaw are two ca- 

 nine-teeth of a moderate size : those in the upper 

 jaw are situated at the distance of two inches 

 from each other; those in the lower jaw are placed 

 somewhat less remote. The molares or grinders 

 in the upper jaw are placed three on each side; 

 of which the two most remote are double or lobed : 

 the remaining one simple. In the lower jaw there 

 are on each side six grinders, of which the most 

 remote or backward is simple; the two next 

 double, and the three remaining ones simple. 

 The tongue is smooth, and has nothing remark- 

 able in its appearance. The nose or snout is of a 



