CHARACTERS OF THE PROCYONIMI. 



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Ulnar side there is a tuft of carpal vibrissa?. 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 Potos. 



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. 



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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 



