102 THE GENERAL ANATOMY OF THE TARSII [SECT. A 



In this place it is convenient to note again that the ventral 

 surface of the tail of Tarsius bears in two places naked ridge-marked 

 areas. The ridges are convergent towards each other in the mid- 

 ventral line and this convergence is towards the tip of the tail, i.e. 



Fig. 57. Tarsius spectrum. (Mus. Anat. Cant.) Scheme of the cutaneous pads 

 on the sole of the foot. ( x 4 approx.) 



distal as regards the trunk (v. however the description of caudal 

 scales p. 99 supra). 



E. The Skeleton. The skull (Figs. 58 and 59) presents 

 several features in which Tarsius is contrasted with the true 



