1847.] On a new form of the Hog kind or Suidce. 427 



many of the bristles being partially or entirely of the latter hue, but so 

 that the general surface exhibits no regular lines, nor the individual 

 hairs any regular rings. The scull of the Pigmy as compared with 

 that of the common Hog exhibits a very considerable contraction of the 

 great length of the facial portion or jaws in Sus proper, leaving no room 

 for the extra molars of the common Hog, which has seven in each jaw, 

 above and below, whereas our tiny friend has only six ; by zygomse less 

 curved and bulging ; by smooth maxillars and intermaxillars, so unlike 

 the rugged outline of these bones caused in the common hog by the 

 retroversion of the canines ; and, lastly, by orbits more nearly complete, 

 having larger processes from the zygomae as well as from the frontals. 

 And now, first pledging myself to transmit to the Society without 

 delay all the further information I may obtain relative to the habits or 

 the structure of this interesting species, which if obtained alive and 

 induced to breed in captivity, would be to the ordinary pork of the 

 larder what the delicious Gaini beef is to the flesh of the common Ox, 

 I conclude with the detail of dimensions, and with pointing attention to 

 the accompanying accurate drawings of my accomplished draftsman. 



Snout to vent, 1 7 



Head to occiput, ... 6 



Tail, 1 



Fore leg, elbow to tip of hoof, 5 \ 



Hind leg, heel to ditto, 4 \ 



Length of ear, from front, 1 £ 



Width of ear, 1 f 



Mean height, 9 



Snout to eye, 3 



Eye to ear, 2 J 



Girth behind shoulder, 1 1 \ 



Length of fore hoof, |£ 



Width of ditto, \ 



Weight, 7 lbs. 



Skull. 



Length, 5 i 



Width, 2 | 



Weight, 3 f 



Symp. intermax. to fore angle of orbit, 2 £ 



3 k 2 



