THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO, 
That this animal is one of the most beau- 
tiful species of the Armadillo, cannot be dis- 
puted. It is the Dasypus Tricinctus, of Lin- 
.njeus ; the Armadillo, or Another Kind of TV 
tou, of Clusius ; the Cataphractus Tricinatus, 
of Brissqn; the Tatu, or Armadillo, of Seba, 
and of Piso; the Tatu-Apara of Marcgrave ; 
and the Three- Banded Armadillo, of Buffon, 
Pennant, and other naturalists. 
Buffon tells us, that Clusius is the first 
author who describes- this animal-: and' ob- 
serves that, though his description was taken 
from a drawing only, it is easy to perceive, by 
the remarkable characters of the three mo vea- 
ble bands on the back, and a short tail, it is the 
same species of which Marcgrave has given a 
good description, under the name Tatu-Apara. 
44 The head," says Buffon, " is oblong, 
and almost pyramidal ; the eyes are small^ the 
ears are short and rounded : and the top of the 
fcad is covered with a helmet consisting of a 
single 
