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but are in reality half an inch in thickness. The hair of the 

 head is of a reddish brown, grows from behind forwards, and 

 is five inches in length. The beard is handsome, and appears 

 to have been curly in the animal's lifetime. Its colour is 

 lighter than that of the head, approaching to a light chesnut. 

 The beard is about three inches long, springing very grace- 

 fully from the upper lip, near the angles of the mouth, in the 

 form of mustachios, whence descending, it mixes with that of 

 the chin, the whole having at present a very wary aspect. 

 The face of the animal is much wrinkled. 



The palms of the hands are very long, are quite naked 

 from the wrists, and are of the colour of the face. Their backs 

 are covered with hair to the last joint of the fingers, and this 

 inclines backwards towards the wrists, and then turns directly 

 upwards. All the fingers have nails, which are strong, con- 

 vex, and of a black colour. The thumb reaches to the first 

 joint of the fore finger. 



The soles of the feet are bare, and of the same colour as the 

 hands ; they are covered on the back with long brown hair to 

 the last joint of the toes. The great toe is set on nearly at 

 right angles to the foot, and is relatively very short. The 

 original colour, however, of the hands and arms, and the soles 

 of the feet, is somewhat uncertain, in consequence of the effect 

 of the spirit in which they have been preserved. 



Description of' the Skin of the Animal. 



The skin itself is of a dark leaden colour. The hair is of 

 a brownish red, but when observed at some distance, has a 

 dull, and, in some places, an almost black appearance; but, 

 in a strong light, it is of a light red. It is in all parts very 

 long ; on the fore arm it is directed upwards. On the upper 

 arm its general direction is downwards, but, from its length, 

 it hangs shaggy below the arm. From the shoulders, it hangs 

 in large and long massy tufts, which, in continuation with the 

 long hair on the back, seems to form a continuous mass to the 

 very centre of the body. About the flanks, the hair is equal- 

 ly long, and, in the living animal, must have descended be- 

 low the thighs and nates. On the limits, however, of the la- 

 teral termination of the skin which must have covered tin 



