TAIL-LESS MAUCAUCO. 
and sharp. The length, from the nose to the 
rump, is sixteen inches.'* 
This animal, according to Pennant, in- 
habits Ceylon and Bengal. It lives in the 
woods, and feeds principally on fruits ; but it 
is fond of eggs, and will greedily devour 
small birds. It has, he observes, the ina6tivlty 
of the Sloth ; creeps slowly along the ground ; 
is very tenacious of it's hold ; and makes a 
plaintive noise : but he insists that, notwith - 
standing it's manners, it cannot be ranked 
with the Sloth, having both cutting and ca- 
nine teeth ; and notices a misrepresentation 
of this passage by Mr. Schreber, which he 
doubts not that the candour of that gentleman 
will induce him to redlify. 
" The inhabitants of Bengal," adds Mr. 
Pennant, " call this animal Chirmundi Billiv 
or Bashful Billy. It sleeps," concludes he, 
** as I have seen one do in London in this year— - 
[the date of his Preface is December 1792.] 
— holding fast the wires of the cage with it's 
daws. It makes [he repeats] a plaintive 
noise, Ai, Ai." It's tongue is rough.". 
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