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THE TAPIR OF THE ANDES. 
lip for nearly half its length. The ear is without 
the white border, and there is not the remarkable 
crest which commences behind the eyes, and runs 
upon the shoulder of the common animal. The 
neck of the Alpine animal is perfectly round, and 
the hairs upon the centre are neither longer, nor do 
they lie in another direction ; there is, in fact, no 
trace of a mane. The hair upon the whole body is 
very thick, long, and of a blackish brown, deepest 
upon the tips, which gives the peculiar tint deno- 
minated, when referring to horses, “ bay” On 
the haunches, on each side, there is a spot, about 
the size of the hand, devoid of hairs, but exhibit- 
ing no callosity. 
The form of the skull exhibits a still more 
marked difference, which will be seen in the 
accompanying representations. 
