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RHINOCEROS. 
Generic Character, 
Cor/?« solidum,perenne, colli- Horn solid, perennial, coni- 
cum, naso insidens. cal, feated on the nofe. 
SINGLE-HORNED RHINOCEROS. 
Rhinoceros Unicornis. R, cornu unico. Lin, Sjsf. Nat. Gmch 
X HE Rhinoceros is the largest of land animals^ 
the Elephant alone excepted. It is of a highly 
uncouth and awkward form. The back, instead 
of rising, as in the Elephant, sinks in considera- 
bly : the head is moderately large and long : the 
upper lip protrudes or hangs over the lower in the 
form of a lengthened tip; and, being extremely 
pliable, answers the end of a small proboscis; and 
is useful to the animal in catching hold of the 
shoots of vegetables, &c. and delivering them 
into the mouth. On the nose is situated a very 
