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poor, and of a younger animal almost exactly of tlie size of 

 the fossil.' The amount of wearing in the cheek teeth and 

 the condition of the sutures prove that the fossil was full- 

 grown, although not aged. 



We shall now make a comparison of the peculiarities of 

 the individual bones of the head with those of the Tiger. 

 This will make the points of difference in the fossU more 

 apparent. 



The dentition of the fossil is as is normal in the genus. 

 There are six alveoli for the incisors, the two outer of which 



' The dimensions of this younger animal were omitted from the paper as 

 originally published. — [Ed.] 



