1881.] Himalayas, Tibet, and J fylianisl an. 115 



overhung by hairs, which do not extend to the end. In the fore foot the 

 thumb is quite rudimentary, but it has a small claw. Third finger very 

 little longer than the fourth, which exceeds the second ; pads five, three in 

 a triangle at the base of the middle toes, two opposite to each other and to 

 the base of the thumb. In the hind foot the middle toe is the longest, as 

 usual, the second and fourth very little shorter and subequal ; there is a 

 great difference between the second and fifth toe, less between the fifth 

 and first. Five pads on the sole, besides a rudimentary sixth ; of the two 

 anterior pairs the outer is a little more distal than the inner, and 'the rudi- 

 mentary sixth pad is equally in advance of the fifth, which is a little nearer 

 to the origin of the middle toe than to the heel. 



Tail rather more than one third the length of the head and body, 

 slightly attenuate, covered with short hairs that project very little beyond 

 the end. 



The following dimensions are taken from three specimens in spirit in 

 the Museum at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris ; (1) is a male and (2) a 

 female from Moupin, (3) a female from Fokien : — 



(1) (2) (3) 

 in. in. in. 

 Length of head and body from nose to vent... 37 355 3*7 

 „ tail from vent (hairs at end not in- 

 cluded) 1*4 1-35 1-6 



Height of ear from orifice 037 0-38 035 



Breadth of ear 035 036 35 



Length of fore foot (palma) without claws ... 035 OS! 65 

 „ hind foot from heel without claws ... 0*6 0*6 0*65 

 The incisors are deep orange. The following are the characters of the 

 molar teeth : — 



Upper molar I, 6 spaces, 3 external and 4 internal angles. 

 „ „ II, 5 „ 3 „ 3 „ „ 



„ „ III, 4 „ 3 or 4 „ 3 or 4 „ 



Lower molar I, 6 to 8 5 „ 5 or 6 „ „ 



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As was remarked by Milne-Edwards in his original description of this 

 form, the spaces on the two sides of many of the teeth are so nearly oppo- 

 site that they must often be reckoned as one ; and as there is some varia- 

 tion in the degree of alternation or coincidence, the number of spaces is 

 not characteristic. This is especially the case in the anterior lower molar. 

 In the first upper molar spaces 5 and 6 coalesce. The last interior angle 

 is frequently equal to the others, but is more commonly smaller. In the 

 second upper molar the second and third spaces are imperfectly separated, 



