108 NINE- BANDED ARMADILLO, 
Nine-banded armadillo 
Has long, upright ears • four toes on the fore* 
feet, five on the hind ; is three feet long ; and the 
tail, which tapers, is longer than in any other 
species . Its crust is marked with six-sided figures ; 
its bands with wedge-like marks across. One, 
brought some years ago to England from the 
Musquito shore, was fed with raw beef and milk, 
but refused grain and fruit ; though this genus 
wants, as has already been observed, both cutting 
&nd canine teeth. 
t TwELVE-BANDED ARMADILLO 
Has broad, upright ears. The crust on its 
shoulder consists of oblong pieces ; that of the 
rump of six sided pieces : it has five toes on each 
foot ; those of the fore feet have very large claws. 
Its tail is shorter than the body, and is said to 
have no crustaceous covering. 
ElGHTEEN-BANDED ARMADILLO 
Has a very slender weasel-looking head, and 
small erect ears.* The crust on its shoulders and 
rump consists of square pieces. It has five toes 
on each foot ; is about fifteen inches long ; its 
tail only five and a half. 
It is necessary to observe, that the different 
species of armadillos have not always that exact 
number of bands, from which they derive their 
specific name. There are seven-banded, and eight- 
banded armadillo's, which are considered as va- 
rieties of the nine-banded species. There is ano- 
ther kind which have eight bands, which are 
believed to be a variety of the six-banded species. 
