ROUND-TAIXED MANATI. 
rived from Lamentaii, on account of the sup- 
posed Lamentations of the Female when de- 
prived of her young. It ought, however, to 
be remarked, that Manati is a Spanish v/ord ; 
which, according to several authors, denotes 
an animal with hands." 
BufFon by no means attempts to. separate 
these animals into distinct species, or even va- 
rieties ; and has, therefore, involved the histo- 
ry of the Manati in much obscurity, amidst 
all the information which he has collected, 
and notwithstanding his many judicious re- 
marks. 
In the animal kingdom," says he, " the 
terrestrial tribes commence, where the fishes 
terminate. The Manati, which js neither a 
quadruped, nor a Whale, retains the two fore- 
feet, or rather hands, of the former ; but the 
hind-legs, which in the Seal and Walrus are 
almost entirely included within the body, and 
very much contracted, are totally obliterated 
kt the Manati. Instead of two short feet, and 
a still shorter tail, which the Walrus carries- 
in a horizontal direction; the Manati has only 
a large tail, which spreads out like a Fan in 
