-JjCCOUNT -OF THE 



as a variety of the fame genus of quadmpeds* The princi- 

 eat difference will be found to confid in the number of .teeth 



tulks ; the TA?ja in America .according to LmNiEus has rnilj 

 ten grinders in each jaw, and is without Jo&s; .whilft that of 

 Malacca has fourteen grmding teeth and four tufks in the low- 

 er ia\w LiNNiEUs gives likewife to ihe American Tap^Rj itn 

 fore-tee£b in each jaw* whereas the Malacca Tapir has only four in 

 the upDer, and-iix in the lower jaw exciufive of the tulkso Some 

 other n-aturalifts however allow i\\Q .American Ta^i"^ to have tofks 

 -iinsvle and incufvated. In every other refpe£l the Malacca and 

 AmerkanT AFiB. will I fancy, be found to correfpond very nearly, 

 and particularly in that difticguiihing chara61;er of the probofcis, 

 or faoutj which over-hangs the lower jaw, from feven to eight 

 inches^ cxtcnfiblc and flexiblcj like that of the . elephant and cGm« 

 mon only to the juale. 



The manner in which the feet are divided is likewife very pe* 

 collar 5. and is the fame in both animals 1 having four hoofs in the 

 fore, and only three in the hind feet. The general Cze and fhape 

 of the Tapir of the ojd and new world will be found nearly 

 alike, but differing in color; the head of this animal is of a 

 fmgukr fhape, and forms a fort of ridge at top, the eyes are 

 dmallj, ears Toundiih and bounded with white^ which c?in be 

 ,drawn forward at pleafure, tbe legs . are ihort and very flout, 

 the body large, and in fhape fomewhat refembhng that of the 

 ho^.. The neck is fhort and thick, and the fkin Rrong and coarie, 

 like thst of the bvi!fallo. The hair is fhort, and of a black co-> 

 lour, from the p.robofci§ to the extremity of the four quarters 5 

 Tljebody and part of the hind quarters of a light grey^ aod the 

 re II; of the hinder pars and legs a-e black. The tail is very Ihort, 

 and almoft deilitute of hair ; It ha; nj mane on the neck, in which 

 fefped it fcqms Hkewifc to differ from the JmericanlA^iR i^ 



