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the skin on one side of the face a small circular pigment spot is 

 visible in the position of the eye. No apparent bony orbit. 

 Tongue fleshy, broad at the base and tapering to a blunt point. No 

 external ears, but the ear-openings distinct, 1 mm. wide, and 

 covered over with fur. 



The fore-limbs are short, resembling somewhat those of a mole, 

 but the manus is folded, so that the large nails of the fourth and 

 fifth digits only are visible in the natural position of the limbs. 

 Of these nails the fourth is 15 mm. long, and of a uniform width 

 of 4 mm., ending very bluntly ; the fifth is very slightly shorter 

 than the fourth, broad at the base (8 mm.), tapering rapidly to a 

 blunt point, the two together forming an outline rather like that 

 of a goose-mussel ( Lepas). The nails of the third, second, and 

 first digits, very much smaller, form a series gradually diminishing 

 in size, in the order named, and constitute a second row on the 

 inside of the fourth and fifth, by which, as stated, they are com- 

 pletely concealed from view. What corresponds to the palm is 

 the cleft between the two rows of digits. 



The hind-limbs are also short, with the soles turned outwards. 

 What appears to be the fifth (anterior) digit, is very short, with a 

 short, broad and strong nail ; the fourth is armed with a long 

 (7 mm.) narrow, curved and sharp claw, while the claws of the 

 third, second, and first are broad, flat, rounded at their points, 

 and joined together by a membrane which extends nearly to their 

 points. On the sole there is a hard, elongated, horny tubercle 

 crossing it transversely. 



The tail 2 cm. long and 5 mm. wide at the insertion, tapers to 

 3 mm. and terminates in a knob-like tip. 



About 1 5 mm. in front of the vent (cloaca) there is a pouch 

 in the integument about 4 mm. wide, with the opening directed 

 backwards, and having a depth in a forward direction of from 

 4-5 mm. The surface of this pouch is devoid of hair, but the 

 bare area is surrounded by thick fawn-coloured fur with a slightly 

 reddish tint ; it is possible, however, that this reddish tint is due 

 wholly or in part to some ferruginous-looking sand, which is much 

 mixed up with the fur. The body generally, with the exception 

 of the lower two-thirds of the tail, which is bare, is covered with 

 fur of a rather lighter tint. 



With regard to the internal parts it is unfortunate that the 

 specimen came to us completely eviscerated, and in a bad state of 

 preservation generally, but in a small part of the lower bowel 

 which was left, remains of ants were found. The bowel terminates 

 at a wide vent {? cloaca), and I can find no trace of a separate 

 genital aperture, nor of such openings into the supposed cloaca. 



I have not yet had time to examine with minuteness the 

 skeleton, which unfortunately is also considerably damaged, 



