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ORDER 
B R U T A. 
BRADYPUS. SLOTH. 
Generic Character, 
Denies Primores nulli utrin- 
que. 
Laniarii obtusi, solitarii, mo- 
laribus longiores, occur- 
santes. 
Molar es utrinque quinque, 
obtusi. 
Corpus pilis tectum. 
Cutting-teeth^ none in either 
jaw. 
Canine-teeth obtuse, single, 
longer than the grinders, 
placed opposite. 
Grinders^ five on each side, 
obtuse. 
Fore Legs much longer than 
the hind : Clauos very long. 
THREE-TOED SLOTH. 
Brady pus Tridactylus. B. pedihus tridactylist cauda bre^vi, Lin. 
Syst. Nat. p. 50. 
Sloth with three-toed feet and short tail, 
Ignavus. Clus . exot. /. 372. fg, p. 373. 
Ai. Buf 1^. p. s^.pL s> 6. 
Three-toed Sloth. Pennant ^adr. z. p. 240. 
Museum Leverianum, 'vol. 2. ^. 1 3. //. 3. ^ 
Before the discovery of the western hemi- 
sphere, the Tortoise seems to have been consi- 
dered as the established representative of tardi- 
