In its mode of life this animal beyond a doubt re- 

 fembles the Myrmecophagje, having been found in the 

 midft of an ant-hill ; for which reafon it was named by 

 its firft difcoverers the ant-eating porcupine. It is a 

 native of New Holland. 



It cannot efcape the obfervation of every fcientiflc 

 naturalift, that in confequence of the difcovery of this 

 curious animal, the Linnsean character of the genus 

 Myrmecophaga is in part rendered inapplicable. Since 

 therefore the animals in the genera of Myrmecophaga 

 and Manis differ only in the external coating of the 

 body, the former being covered with hair and the latter 

 with fcales, it would perhaps be not improper to con- 

 join the two genera, to add this as a new fpecies, and 

 to give as part of the generic character Corpus pilis, 

 fquamisy vel aculeis tetlum.. But if this be not done, it 

 would perhaps be proper to make this animal conftitute 

 a new genus, which would differ from the genera of 

 Manis and Myrmecophaga in having the body coated 

 with aculei, inftead of hair as in the Myrmecophaga, 

 or of fcales as in the Manis. 



