462 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The PHATAGIN, or Long-tailed MANIS, 



is lefs than the Pangolin, being not more than a foot 

 long from head to tail. Its body is -covered with {harp- 

 pointed fcalesj its throat and belly with hair: Its legs 

 are fliort ; and each foot has four claws. It is remarka- 

 ble for the great length of its tail, which in fome is 

 above a yard long. 



It is a native of Guinea, has been fometimes called the 

 Scaly Lizard, and may be faid to be the connecting 

 link in the chain of being between quadrupeds and rep- 

 tiles. 



The ARMADILLO 



IS found only in South-America, where there are fe- 

 veral varieties of them. — They are all covered with a 

 ftrong cruft or fhell, and are diftinguimed from each 

 other by the number of the flexible bands of which it is 

 compofed. 



It is a harmlefs, inorTenfive animal ; feeds on roots, 

 fruits, and other vegetables; grows very fat; and is 

 greatly efteemed for the delicacy of its flefh. 



The Indians hunt it with fmali Dogs, trained for that 

 purpofe. When furprifed, it runs to its hole, or at- 

 tempts to make a new one, which it does with great 

 expedition, having ftrong claws on its fore feet, with 

 which it adheres fo firmly to the ground, that if it 

 fhould be caught by the tail whilft making its way into 

 the earth, its refiftance is fo great, that it will fometimes 

 leave it in the hands of its purfuers : To avoid this, the 



