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is a true pachydermatous animal, and, notwithstandine; the 

 smalhiess of its size, it is to be regarded as " interme- 

 diate between the rhinoceros and tapir." The resem- 

 blance which the hyrax bears to the former may be 

 traced in its osseous system and internal anatomy (see 

 'Proceeds. Zool. Soc' 1832 and 1835). On these 

 points it would here be out of place to dwell ; we have, 

 however, figured the skull (Fig. 17), which to many 

 will be of interest. With respect to the skull, the sin- 



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18.— Hvrax. 



gular depth of the lower jaw cannot bat striKC every 

 attentive observer ; and it may be added that in the 

 convexity of the posterior edge of the ascending portion 

 it surpasses that even of the tapir, which, in this 

 respect, is the nearest among all animals to the hyrax. 



