2. BHINOCHCEEUS. 259 



parative straightness of the lower edge of the under Jaw, agrees in 

 some respects with the skull figured by De BlainviUe under the name 

 of Tapirus piruihacm (t. 3). It differs from the figure of that skull 

 in the shortness and breadth of the nasal bones, and also in the front 

 of the upper jaw not being so much produced, and the lower edge of 

 the lower jaw not so straight, and in the narrow linear form of the 

 grooves in the maxillse, .between which is the intemasal cartilage. 

 The position of the internal nostril on the palate at once separates 

 it from the other American Tapirs. 



3. Tapirus pinchacus. 



" Keck round, without fleshy crest. Body covered with very close 

 blackish-brown hair, which is darker at the tips. Chin with a 

 white spot, which is elongated behind, and bent up to the middle of 

 the Hp." 



Tapifus pinchaque, Bxytdin, Ann. Sci. Nat. xvii. 1829, p. 107 ; Wagner, 

 Schreb. Sauqeth. vi. p. 392 ; Ooudoi, Compt. Rend. A. S. Paris, xvi. 

 1843, p. 331. 



Tapirus pinchacus, Blainv. Osteogr. OnguUg. t. 1^ : Gray, P. Z. 8. 

 1867, p. 884. 



Tapirus Roulini, Fischer, Syn. Mamm. p. 606 ; Oielel, Simgth. p. 182. 



Tapirus villosus, Fischer. 



Hah. CordiUeras. 



SkuU, as figured by De BlainviUe, depressed behind, the crest 

 being nearly straight over the brain-case ; the nasal bone is elongate, 

 acute over the hinder part of the orbit ; the front edge of the cavity 

 of the internal nostril is in a line with' the back edge of the sixth or 

 penultimate grinder in the complete series ; the space between the 

 canines and grinders is rather longer than the length of the outer 

 side of the first two grinders ; the occipital end of the skull low, 

 broader than high ; the lower jaw is nearly straight beneath. 



I have never seen this species, and only know it from M. Eoulin's 

 description and the figures of the two skulls in De Blainville's 

 ' Osteographie.' 



2. EHINOCHCEETJS. 



The intemasal cartilage ossified at the hinder part; the bony 

 plate extending above nearly the whole length of the nasal, not so 

 far below; foramen magnum subquadrangular, large. Occipital 

 crest very broad, flat-topped. Forehead and crown broad. Lower 

 jaw straight beneath. 

 ■ Hah. Asia. 



Rhinochcerus, part., Wagner; Gray, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 884. 



1. Rhinochoerus sumatranus. (The Kuda, Ayer.) B.M. 

 Fur very short, black ; back and sides white. 



Tapirus indicus, Deam, Mamm. p. 411 ; F. Cuv. Oss. Foss. iii. p. 297, 

 t. 69, 70 ; Giebel, Simgeih. p. 183 ; Blainv. OsUogr. Ongulig. 1. 1-5. 



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