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ulnar side there is a tuft of carpal vibrissae. The claws and 

 digits of the hind foot resemble those of the fore foot, except 

 that the claws are somewhat shorter. The plantar pad is four- 

 lobed ; and above it the whole of the tarso-metatarsal area is 



Text-figure 5. 



A. Right fore foot of Fotos. 



B. „ hind foot of same. 



C. Claws and toes of fore foot of same. 



D. Right fore foot of Bassaricyon sp. ; digits not spread. 



E. „ hind foot of same. 



F. Claw of fore foot of same. 



naked as far back as the tip of the calcaneum, although the 

 proximal third of the naked area is considerably narrower than 

 the distal two-thirds. There are no definite metatarsal pads. 

 The feet of Procyon are a little less robust than those of 



