130 DK. J. MUEIE ON THE FOEM AND STEUCTUEE OF THE MANATEE. 



Female. Male. 



Pectoral Extremity. inclies. inches. 



Distant from the muzzle — lO'O 



Distant from the end of tail — 38'0 



"Width from one tip to the other when outstretched ... — 25-0 



Roots apart from each other, following curve of back , . 19'0 — 



Extreme length of free portion 10-0 S'O 



Extreme breadth of free portion 4*4 3"5 



At the narrowest portion its transverse diameter is . . . — 2 "5 



Girth at the root 10-3 8-0 



Girth at about the middle 10-5 8-0 



Girth at about the outer or distal third 8-8 8-0 



Thickness at the elbow — 1-7 



Thickness at the middle of the metacarpals — 0-6 



Tail, or caudal extremity. 



Extreme length, or from the last loin-wrinkle backwards, 



measured on the ventral surface 19-0 16-0 



Extreme length measured on the dorsal surface .... 18-5 15'0 



Distance betwixt first wrinkle and angle of terminal border . — 12-0 



Breadth following curvature of terminal border .... — 18*0 



Extreme breadth following superior curvature of skin . . 16-5 IS'O 



Girth, about four inches from the tip 27'8 26'0 



Girth, about ten inches from the tip — 20'5 



Girth at the root or hindermost loin-wrinkle — 17"0 



Notch or median terminal incision, in diameter .... — 0"5 



Generative organs &c. 



Rectum distant from end of tail 24*0 18"5 



Distance from middle of anus to middle of vagina . . . 3'2 — 



Distance from middle of anus to opening of penis ... — 9' 8 



Length of generative outlet, including labia 1*4 1-3 



Length of generative outlet, solely the opening .... 0-9 0-9 



Diameters of anus, about 0'5 0'5 



Breadth of each labial elevation bounding penal aperture . — 1-3 



Circumference of both — 4-0 



The umbilicus is distant from the muzzle — 18-0 



The umbilicus is distant from the end of tail — 30-0 



The umbilicus is distant from the middle of penal opening — 2-4 



The umbilicus in the male has a cicatrix one inch long by half an inch broad. 



When studying in the Stuttgart Museum I derived much information from Professor 



Krauss, the able Director. Among other things he mentioned that their large stufied 



