It looks as though these partially-formed Annuli must be prevented by their acquired motions from approaching even very near to the still-irregular body they surround.
"Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I"
Herbert Spencer
In some the general hue is orange brown with obscure Annuli; the arrangement of the hair is distichous or in two rows.
"Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon"
Robert A. Sterndale
It is the nearest approach in size to the bandicoot: Head short and deep; muzzle deep and broad; eye half-way between ear and nose, moderately large; ears not large, rounded, sparsely covered with short hairs; feet large and well developed, with strong claws, and sparsely clad; tail sparsely covered with short bristles on the margins of the Annuli, and nearly equalling the length of the body and head.
"Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon"
Robert A. Sterndale