916 MR, RB, I. POCOCK ON THE FEET 
Cuon primevus Hodgs. 
(Text-fig. 2.) 
Apart from Blanford’s brief reference to the feet of this species, 
which he described as having “long hair between the foot-pads,” 
I am not acquainted with any description of them. 
I have only seen the feet of two puppies, about four months 
old. In the relative positions of the carpal and plantar pads and 
the pad of the first digit, the fore foot resembles that of Canis 
anthus tolerably closely, but the carpal pad is longer and more 
prominent. Marked differences are noticeable in connection 
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Cuon primevus. 
A. Left fore foot. 
B. Rhinarium from the front. 
C. Side view of face, showing vibrisse and rhinarium. 
with the four main digits. The third and fourth are widely 
separable, the space between them when distended being equal 
to that between the second and third and the fourth and fifth. 
The edge of the web joining them is smooth and not sharply 
differentiated from them by the hairy covering seen in most — 
species of Canide. The edge of the web between the second 
and third and fourth and fifth digits, is not naked and forms a 
tolerably evenly curved line. The greater part of the sole between 
the four digital pads and the broadly cordate plantar pad is 
