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SEVEN-BANDED ARMADILLO. 



Dasypus Septemcinctus. D. cingulis septenis, palmis tetradactylis, 

 plantis pentadactylis. Lin. Am. Acad. 1. p. 28 1. Syst. Nat.p.$\. 



Armadillo with seven bands, and four toes on the fore feet, and 

 five on the hind. 



It is impossible to consider this in any other 

 light than as a mere variety of the nine-banded 

 Armadillo, in which the pattern of the armour, 

 and the relative proportions of the parts, are suf- 

 ficient to ascertain the species, whatever may 

 happen to be the number of the zones. 



NINE-BANDED ARMADILLO. 



Dasypus Novemcinctus. D. cingulis no-vem, palmis tetradactylis, 



plantis pentadactylis. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 54. 

 Armadillo with nine zones, four toes on the fore feet, and five 



on the hind. 

 Cataphractus scutis duobus, cingulis novem. Briss. Quadr. 42. 

 Tatus. Gesn. Quadr.p. 935. 



Cachicame, ou Tatou a neuf bandes. Buff. 10. p. 215. pi. 37. 

 Nine-banded Armadillo. Pennant Quadr. 2. p. 248. 



The number of bands or zones in this species is 

 generally nine: they are extremely distinct or well 

 defined, and are transversly marked by very nu- 

 merous wedge-shaped or acutely-triangular figures 

 alternating with smaller opposite ones : the head is 

 smaller, longer in proportion, and sharper snouted 

 than in any other species : the fore and hind parts 

 of the shield or covering are marked by very nu- 



