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Sumatra, 



ing closely to its breast, which was quite bare and much wrin- 

 kled, reminding me of the young of Marsupials, to which it 

 seemed to form a transition. On the back, and extending 



FEMALE HOENBILL, AND YOUNG BIRD. 



over the limbs and membrane, the fur of these animals is 

 short, but exquisitely soft, resembhng in its texture that of 

 the chinchilla. 



I returned to Palembang by water, and while staying a day 



