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a transverse darkish band. The tail is wanting ; the feet and 

 toes are covered above by a dirty reddish-white hair ; the whis- 

 kers are long, black, and situated on the anterior parts of the 

 upper lip, and some similar looking hairs occur immediately 

 over each eye. 



The teeth in this species differ a little from those in the other 

 Cape Hyrax, more particularly the incisors ; but as I have not 

 had an opportunity of examining them minutely, I may only 

 mention at present, that the upper ones are more pointed, and 

 that the lower ones stand in pairs, from the two intermediate 

 ones being separated by a considerable interval. The latter are 

 also a little shorter than the lateral ones, and all of them have 

 their tips tri-dentated. 



This animal is found in many of the forests of South Africa, 

 and is occasionally seen coming out of holes in decayed trees, 

 or standing upon the summits of such as have only trunks re- 

 maining. 



Little is yet known of its manners ; and almost the only 

 observation that can be elicited from the farmers and inhabi- 

 tants of the parts of the country in which it resides, is, that it 

 makes a great noise previous to the fall of rain. 



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