P a r t I. Of Quadrufedes. 1 9 
Eyes black, round, and very little 5 rcfembling a black 
Bead of the bignefs of a Vetch. His Grinders in each 
Chap about twelve. More properly Tunforcs 5 becaufe 
they are level and fmooth on the top. No thicker than a 
great Needle. Befides thefe Teeth, I find none. 
By the help of the aforefaid Plates^nd parallel Skins toge- 
ther with the Mufcules that lie under them, this Animal is 
able, like the Hedge-Hog, to gether up himfelf into a round 
ball. For the better performance of which action, Nature 
hath alfo left his Throath,Neck,Breaft and Belly naked. As 
alfo his Ears,that he may turn them more expeditely for the 
reception of founds from every quarter. His Eyes,like thofe 
of a Mole, very little, as molt fuitable to a Creature living 
for the moft part in the dark, and under ground. His 
hinder feet, like a Conies, more itrong , for the better 
working of his Buries. 
Pifo (a) maketh the a&ion of conglobation peculiar to £0 Hift.1.3. 
this fpecies, but very falfly, as will appear by the following ' 3# 
Defcription. 
* The WEESLE-HEADED ARMADILLO. 
Tdtu Muftelinus. I find this fpecies no where defcnb'd. 
For that Defcription of a third fpecies in Clufius, was taken 
only from fome Picture, no way anfwering to the Animal 
before us. 
' His Head in figure alnloft like a Wee files, whence I take 
leave for his Name. 'Tis three Inches and s long $ his 
Forehead two Inches and * broad, and very flat 5 the end 
of his Nofe * Inch. His Eyes fmall, \ of an Inch long. 
His Ears two Inches diftant one from another 3 an Inch 
long. His Body or Trunk 1 1 Inches long, about fix 
broad. His Tail 5 ? long $ near the Buttocks an Inch and 
* over , the extremity * of an Inch. His fore-Leg two 
Inches and \ long, * broad. On which there are five Toes 5 
whereof the three foremoft are an Inch long, the other 
two half an Inch : all with Claws the ? of an Inch. On his 
hinder foot ( which is fomewhat bigger ) he hath alfo five 
Toes, as in the foremoft. 
His Head, Back, Sides, Legs, and Tail are cover cl with a 
fhelly Armour. His Head-piece, as alfo the fhells on his 
Legs, are compofed of roundilh Seals, a ? of an Inch over. 
His Neck-piece is a fingle Plate,compofed of little pieces, a? 
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