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



Female. Male. 



Pectoral Extremity. inches. 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 



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



Extreme length of free portion lO'O 8'0 



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 S'O 



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 



TaU, 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 13-0 



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. 



Eectum 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 — IS'O 



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. 

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