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ON THE FOS::flL BONJiS OF PACU YOKUiM ATOUS QUADRUPEUS. 



come, and the largest tusks of the Indian species. The coast of Mala- 

 bar, according to Pennant, does not yield any more than four feet long. 



Here is a table which I have drawn up of the lengths, diameters, 

 and weights of the longest tusks, of which authors have given the di- 

 mensions, or which I have been able to observe myself. 



The tusks of the African species could not be then distinguished 

 from those of India ; and there is not all the certainty one could desire 

 regarding the species of measures employed. 



Authors who \ia\ 



E Their Vouchers, and the details 



Length fol- 

 lowing the 

 curve. 



Diameter 

 at the „, . , . 



cited the facts. 



regarding the origin of the tusks. 



thick 

 end. 



weigni. 





Tusk of Sumatra, accord- 

 ing to Louis Vartoman, 



quoted by Jonston 

 Tusk mentioned by J. C. 



Scaliger, de Reh. Ind. 

 Tusk from the Cabinet of 

 Septal, quoted by Herzog. 

 Tusk mentioned by Viel- 

 hauer, in his treatise on 



foreign drugs. 

 — by Louis Barth Rer. ind. 



•• 





168/. 

 162 

 160 



200 

 325 



Harten- 



Tusk brought from India to 









FELS. 



Bale, quoted by Mun- 







100 there- 



Elephanto- < 



ster in his Cosinographie. 



9/ 





abouts 



graphia, pp. 



Id. 







114 



47&48. 



Another tusk mentioned by 

 J. C. Scaliger. 



Id. by Al. Cadamosto. 



The largest tusks accord- 

 ing to Gyllius. 



A tusk possessed by a Ve- 

 netian merchant. 



The tusks taken by Aure- 

 lian, according to Fla- 



■ more 

 than 5' 



8- 



10' 

 14/ 





•• 





vius Vopiscus, 



10' rom. 









The ordinary tusks of Gui- 

 nea. 

 A tusk belonging to M. 







100 to 

 120 





Wolfers, merchant of 



8' of the 



9"i 



208 





Amsterdam. 



Rhine. 







Camper, 



Tusk belonging to M. Ryss-j 







Anat. des- < 



nyder, merchant of Rot-! 







cript. of an 



terdam, according to 1 









elephant. 



Klokner. 

 Tusk sold at Amsterdam, 



according to the same. 

 Tusk from the cabinet of 1 







250 



350 





Camper. 1 



6^' 



1" 



105 



