246 



FOSSA FOSSA, 



is conspicuous shorter and smaller in all its measurements 

 than our other specimens. The skull however is that of 

 an adult specimen, sothat, as its sexe is not known and 

 not to determine, I incline to the hypothesis that it must 

 be a female specimen and that of course the latter are 

 smaller than the males. The teeth correspond exactly with 

 those of our male skull in all details, they are all some- 

 what smaller in size. 



Leyden Leyden 



skull. skull. 



AudeherVs Cro'isley''s 



collection, collection. 



Measurements taken in mm •. Paris 



Length of all the the teeth skull. 

 in the upper jaw, measured type. 

 from the anterior of the in- 

 cisors to the last molar ... 45.5 



Length of lower jaw, from 

 the angle to the base of the 



incisors 65 



Length of bony palate . . 47 



Although measurements taken from stuffed specimens 

 have a very relative scientific value, it seems to me that 

 in this case it has some interest. I call the specimens 

 after the collectors: 



9 (?) 9 cT 



Poivre. Audehert. Crossley. 



46.5 



69 



48 



48 



75 



50 



Measurements taken in cm. : 

 From tip of nose to base of 



tail 



Tail 



45.5 

 22 



48.5 

 26 



53.5 

 26.5 



Buffon gave somewhat other figures, viz. 17 pouces 

 and 8.5 pouces, however at his time it was use to measure 

 in a strait line : the tip of the tail apparently at that 

 time was still wanting, moreover that part is black in 

 other specimens, not in the type-specimen, sothat the tail 

 is too short. Audebert's specimen is a female and like 

 the type-specimen (9 ?) a good deal smaller than the 

 male collected by Crossley. The coloring of the Audebert's 

 and Crossley's specimen is much fresher and darker than that 

 of the old bleached type-specimen, the distribution of the 



J^otes froTiT the Leyden Museum, Vol, XX, 



