SYRIAN HYRAX. 



body is seventeen inches and a quarter. The 

 length of his snout, from the extremity of the 

 nose to the occiput, is three inches and three 

 eighths. His upper jaw is longer than his under; 

 his nose stretches half an inch beyond his chin. 

 The aperture of the mouth, when he keeps it 

 close, in profile, is little more than an inch. 

 The circumference of his snout around both his 

 jaws is three inches and three eighths ; and round 

 his head, just above his ears, eight inches and 

 five eighths : the circumference of his neck is 

 eight inches and a half, and its length one inch 

 and a half. He seems more willing to turn his 

 body altogether than his neck alone. The cir- 

 cumference of his body, measured behind his fore 

 legs, is nine inches and three quarters, and that 

 of his body, where greatest, eleven inches and 

 three eighths : the length of his fore leg and toe 

 is three inches and a half. The length of his 

 hind thigh is three inches and one eighth, and 

 the length of his hind leg to the toe taken toge- 

 ther, is two feet two inches : the length of the 

 fore foot is one inch and three eighths ; the 

 length of the middle toe six lines, and its breadth 

 six lines also. The distance between the point of 

 the nose and the first corner of the eye is one 

 inch and five eighths ; and the length of his eye, 

 from one angle to the other, four lines. The 

 diiference from the fore angle of his eye to the 

 root of his ear is one inch and three lines, and 

 the opening of his eye two lines and a half. His 

 upper lip is covered with a pencil of strong hairs 



