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the sides and on the forehead ; the nose prominent ; the 

 eyes black, prominent, large, and placed rather high on 

 the sides of the head ; the ears straight, large, terminated 

 by a pencil of long hairs ; the cutting teeth of the upper 

 jaw broader than those of the lower, which are almost 

 pointed, and much flattened at the sides ; the grinding 

 teeth are four above and below, with the addition of a 

 rudimentary one, consisting of a single tubercle, and 

 often deciduous, placed immediately before the others in 

 the upper jaw ; the neck is short, but distinct ; the body 

 thick ; the back arched ; the tail long and very bushy, 

 the hairs being distichous ; hinder legs very long, the 

 heels touching the ground ; the fore feet formed for 

 holding food ; the fingers long, furnished with promi- 

 nent cushions, and with long sharp curved claws. The 

 colour above is reddish-brown, beneath white. 



Dimensions : — 



Inch. Lines. 



Length of the head and body . .84 



„ of the head . . . .22 



, , of the ears . .09 



„ of the tail to the end of the bone . .70 



