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which is a notable feature in B. vestitm. It also resembles that skull in the great 

 breadth which it presents across the posterior roots of the zygomatic arches, in the 

 form of its nasals and the palatal surface, and in its dentition. These facts, taken 

 in conjunction with the similarity of the fur of R. sinensis and B. vestitus in 

 colour and texture, the length of the tails of the two supposed species, and the 

 ch^cumstance that they are both inhabitants of China, B. sinensis having been 

 procured at Canton, and B. vestitus in Central China, seem to me to indicate that 

 they are one and the same. 



Since the above remarks were written, I have examined the skull and the type 

 specimen of B. vestitus, and my examination of these has confirmed me in the 

 opinion I have just stated. 



