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specific importance, if I had not Icnown the external characters and 

 appearance of the animals. 



The measurements of the two skidls are as follows, in inches and 

 twelfths : — 



F. Crossii. P. nigrifrons. 

 Length of skull 3" 9'" 3" IQi'" 



of nose 13 13 



of palate 1 1 9 



Width of last grinders 1 3^ 14 



of brain-case 1 .3 1 3 



of zygoma 2 41 2 1 5 



M. Temminck refers Paradoxurus Crossii to P. musanga, and ob- 

 Fig.9. 



Skull of Paradorurm Crossii. 



serves that "it is established on the same specimens as served as the 

 model for the figure of Horsficld." How he could have made such 



F 2 



