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Inches. Lines. 

 Distance between the tip of the nose 



and the anterior angle of the eye o 10 

 Distance between the posterior angle 



of the eye and the ear — — o 2| 

 Distance between the two angles of 



the eye — — — — ° 5 

 Distance between the anterior angles of 



the eyes, taken in a straight line 1 o| 



Length of the ears — — 16 



Breadth of the ears, at the base — o 5 



Distance between the ears — — ° 9 



Length of the tail — — — 8 6 



Thickness of the tail at its root — 02 



Total length of the fore-legs — l 7 



Length of the great toe — — o if 



Length of the second toe measured 



with the nail — — — ° 3 



Total length of the hinder-legs — 62 

 Length of the middle toe measured 



with the nail — — — o 



Length of the spur ■ — — — o 



10 

 1 



The female has eight teats, the position of which 

 is remarkable ; they are situated more outwardly 

 than those of other quadrupeds. The first pair is 

 beyond the joint of the shoulder, and the last is 

 rather under the thigh than under the belly. The 

 other two pairs, being on the same line, are thus 

 placed rather on the sides than under the body. 



The 



