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ELEPHANT. 



Generic Character 



Denies Primores nulli utrin- 



que. 

 Laniarii superiores elongati; 



inferiores nulli. 

 Proboscis longissima prehen- 



silis. 

 Corpus nudiusculum. 



Cutting-teeth none in either 



jaw. 

 Tusks in the upper jaw. 



Proboscis very long, prehen- 

 sile. 

 Body nearly naked. 



GREAT ELEPHANT. 



Elephas Maximus. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. 48. 



Great Elephant. Pennant Quadr. I. p. 165. 



Elephantus. Gesn. Quadr. 337. Aldr. Quadr.soliped. I. i.p. 418. 



Johnst. Quadr.pL 7, 8, 9. Buff. \\. pL I. and suppl. 3. //. 59. 



and6.pl. 2. 

 Edwards, pi. 221. 



HE stupendous size, strength, and sagacity of 

 the Elephant, have, in all ages, rendered it the 

 admiration of mankind. Though possessed of 

 power superior to every other quadruped, it is 

 guiltless of unprovoked violence, and wanders 



