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and .sparsely speckled with hair follicles, and show a pair of 

 larger follicles in the anterior half, one set on each side close to 

 the median portion of the area, which is marked off from the 

 rest by its pinkish-yellow tint. Beneath this pink portion the 

 dermal layer is thickened by the enlai'genient of its secretory 

 cells. 



"When stimulated by fear or anger Dendrohyrax raises the 

 hairs over the glandular area, displaying their whiteness as a 

 conspicuous patch. The action irresistibly recalls the expansion 

 of the rump patches by some deer and antelopes when put to 

 flight. 



Text-fiofure 7. 



I'liotograph of DendroJi,i/rax dorsalis showing the white patch of haivs 

 ovei'lj-ing the dorsal gland. 



The Temporal Gland q/'Elej)has and Loxodonta. 



The presence of a gland on each side of the face in Elephants 

 has long been known. Owen succinctly described it as follows : — • 

 "In the Elephant a lai^ge gland of a flattened form and multi- 

 lobate structure lies beneath the skin of the face, in the temporal 

 region : the secretion exudes from a small orifice situated about 

 half-way between the eye and the ear. The gland enlarges in 



