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45. Galera BARBARA Linn. 
Five skins with skeletons from Chapada. 
46. LuTRA PLATENSis Burmcister. 
A skin and skeleton from Sao Joao ; do, from Chapada ; do with- 
A comparison of the skulls of this species with two of Lutra cana- 
densis in my collection, and three in that of the Academy of Natural 
Sciences, show the following differences. The palate is not so much 
produced posterior to the molar teeth : the superior tubercular molar 
has smaller anteroposterior diameters, especially at the interior ex- 
tremity; and there is no preglenoid crest. The length of the skull 
IS 103 mm., and the total length of the same individual is 1200 mm. 
PROCYONID^E. 
47- Procyon cancrivorus Cuvier. 
Black-footed variety, Sclater, Proceedings Zool. Soc, London, 
1875, p. 421. 
One skin with skeleton of a male, and a separate skull ; both 
from Sao Joao. 
The skin is that of an adult male in excellent condition. The 
hair IS dense and woolly on the body, but is very sparse on the an- 
terosuperior faces of the feet. The tail is fusiform and bushy. The 
fundamental color is brownish-yellow above, but the hairs on the 
middle region of the back have long black extremities. The color 
below is light brownish yellow. The feet are all black up to the 
midde of the tibia and forearm. The tail is black, crossed by five 
annuh of yellowish brown. 
For comparison with the skulls of this species I have eight of the 
P. lotor and two of the P. hernandezii. Of the former, one is from 
rsew York, and one from Pennsylvania ; of the latter, one is from S. 
^V . New Mexico, and one from Western Oregon. The characters of 
the P. cancrivorus are easily observable ; while those of the two other 
species are also visible. I compare them in the following table : 
I. Canines less compressed ; metaconid of P. m. I. often 
present. 
Postdental part of palate wider than long ; malar bone 
weak ; front narrow, width equal diameter of orbit ; 
each nasal bone obliquely truncated ; larger.' 
