epeated so quickly as to fill the
water with froth."

The only noise it makes is a faint hiss. It sleeps rolled up, with
the head between the fore-legs and the tail folded firmly over all.

The natives believe in the aphrodisine virtues of its flesh.

NO. 481. MANIS AURITA.
_The Eared Pangolin_ (_Jerdon's No. 242_).

HABITAT.--Sikhim, and along the hill ranges of the Indo-Chinese
frontier. Dr. Anderson says it is common in all the hilly country
east of Bhamo.

DESCRIPTION.--Tail shorter and not so thick at the base as that of
the last; the body less heavy; smaller and darker scales; muzzle
acute; ears conspicuous; scales of head and neck not so small in
proportion as in _M. pentadactyla_.

SIZE.--Head and body of one mentioned by Jerdon, 19 inches; tail,
15-1/4 inches.

NO. 482. MANIS JAVANICA.
_The Javan Ant-eater_.

HABITAT.--Burmah and the Malayan peninsula; also Tipperah.

DESCRIPTION.--To be distinguished from the two preceding species by
the greater number of longitudinal rows of scales, _M. pentadactyla_
having from eleven to thirteen, _M. aurita_ from fifteen to eighteen,
and _M. Javanica_ nineteen. Taking the number of scales in the
longitudinal mesial line from the nose to the tip of the tail in _M.
pentadactyla_, it is forty-two; in _aurita_ forty-eight to
fifty-six; in _Javanica_ as high as sixty-four; on the tail the
scales are: _M. pentadactyla_, fourteen; _M. aurita_ sixteen to
twenty; _M. Javanica_ thirty.

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I am indebted to Dr. Anderson's 'Zoological and Anatomical
Researches' for the following summary of characteristics:--

"_M. pentadactyla_ by its less heavy body; by its tail, which is broad
at the base, tapering gradually to a point, and equalling the length
of the head and trunk; by its large light olive-brown scales, of which
there are only from eleven to thirteen longitudinal rows on the trunk,
and a mesial line of fourteen on the tail; and by its powerful
fore-claws, the centre one of which is somewhat more than twice as
long as the corresponding claw of the hinder extremity. _M. aurita_
is distinguished from _M. pentadactyla_ by its less heavy body; by
its rather shorter tail, which has less basal breadth than _M.
pentadactyla_; by its smaller and darker brown, almost black scales
in the adult, which are more numerous, there being from fifteen to
eighteen longitudinal rows on the trunk, seventeen rows being the
normal number, and si