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vrlth lashes, and the lower ones are saccular and 

 wrinkled. The nose is confluent with the face, except 

 at the nostrils, which are but little elevated ; their 

 openings are narrow and oblique. The mouth is very 

 projecting, and of a roundish mammillary form. Its 

 opening is large, but when closed is marked by little 

 more than a narrow seam. The lips are very narrow, 

 and scarcely perceptible when the mouth is shut. 

 The chin projects less than the mouth ; below it, a 

 pendulous membrane gives the appearance of a double 

 chin, and swells out when the animal is angry or much 

 pleased. Each of the jaws contains twelve teeth, 

 namely, four incisive teeth, the two middle ones of the 

 upper jaw being twice the width of the lateral ; two 

 canine, and six double teeth. The ears are small, 

 closely resemble the human ear, and have their lower 

 margins in the same line with the external angles of 

 the eyes. 



" The chest is wide compared with the pelvis ; the 

 belly is very protuberant. The arms are long in pro- 

 portion to the height of the animal, their span measu- 

 ring full four feet seven inches and a half. The legs 

 are short compared with the arms. 



' The hands are long, compared with their width, 

 and with the -human hand. The fingers are small 

 and tapering ; the thumb is very short, scarcely reach- 

 ing the first joint of the forefinger. All the fingers 

 have very perfect nails, of a blackish colour and oval 

 form, and exactly terminating with the extremities of 



