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what shallow indentations) to the wrist; on the 

 underside of the hind-foot, there is a narrow naked 

 portion extending from the heel to the great pad at 

 the base of the toes, which is also naked as well as 

 the underside of the toes. The claws of the fore 

 and hind-feet are about equal in size ; they are short, 

 thick, but slightly compressed, nearly solid and of 

 a brown-black colour. Hairs of the moustaches 

 numerous, rather long and of a black colour. 



The hairs in the region of the pouch of the female 

 are of a deep rust colour. 



Length from nose to root of tail, (measuring over 

 the curve of the back) 2 feet 9 inches, measuring 

 in a straight line, about 2 feet 3 inches ; length of 

 tail, 14 inches; tarsus, 5 inches 3 lines; from tip oi 

 muzzle to base of ear, 6 inches; from tip of muzzle to 

 eye, 3 inches four lines ; length of ear, 2 inches ; 

 width of do. at base, 2 inches 6 lines; length of 

 skull, 6 inches 8 lines; width 3 inches 10 lines; 

 length of palate, 3 inches 9 lines. 



The above description is taken from a specimen 

 in the Museum of the Zoological Society. A skin 

 recently presented to that Society by Mr. Everett, 

 has evidently belonged to a much larger specimen, 

 approaching in size that described by Harris in the 

 Linnsean Transactions, which measured from the tip 

 of the muzzle to the end of the tail, 5 feet 10 inches, 

 of which the tail is about 2 feet ; height of the fore 

 part of the shoulders, 1 foot 10 inches; of hind 

 part, 1 foot 1 1 inches. A specimen noticed by M. 

 Temminck was nearly six feet in length, including 



