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wards the tail ; the neck is covered all round with 

 a distinct mane of coarse bristly hairs, between 

 three and four inches long, of a brownish-black and 

 greyish-white colour. The coat generally is of the 

 same colour; not, however, so coarse, and very 

 short and loose, lying close to the skin; on the un- 

 der portion of the body it is of a deep brown colour. 

 The face very much resembles that of the common 

 Lion, the snout being even shorter ; the nostrils are 

 very large ; the muzzle is short and full, covered 

 with short, soft, brownish-black hair ; the ears are 

 quite distinct, though not long, and covered with 

 hair. The fore-paws are nearly as far back as the 

 middle of the body ; they are falciform, and very 

 strong ; they have no appearance of nails, but have 

 a long projecting membrane beyond the phalanges ; 

 the posterior extremities are long and broad, with 

 four claws attached ; the outer toe has none ; the 

 three next toes have the longest, the remaining nail 

 is almost concealed ; they are conical ; beyond the 

 claws are five strong projecting membranes. The 

 skin of the outer half of the inferior part of the 

 fore -paw, and nearly the whole of the inferior part 

 of the hind-foot, is quite naked, and is deeply striped. 

 The teeth are g-|"T> The incisors are conical, though, 

 being much worn, we cannot speak decidedly ; the 

 two external are large, and resemble canines ; the 

 proper canines are large, more than an inch and a 

 half long ; the molars appear conical and truncated. 

 We add some of the principal measurements of 

 our specimen. 



