450 Mr. Clift on the Megatheriuin. 



a copy of Garriga's work which I have in my possession, made by some person 

 who had compared his Plates with the skeleton in the Royal Cabinet at 

 Madrid, the height of that specimen at the sacrum is stated to be six feet five 

 inches, and its length, from the front of the nasal bones to the setting- on of 

 the tail, thirteen feet seven inches. 



I cannot conclude my account of this most singular animal without again 

 adverting to the obligations we are under to Mr. Parish for the great zeal 

 and energy he has exerted in collecting and bringing to this country so very 

 interesting a series of fossil remains ; and trust his example will operate as a 

 stimulus to others, who may have similar opportunities of exploring distant 

 regions, and excite them to contribute, as he has done, towards the advance- 

 ment of this important branch of natural history. 



