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himfelf down on bis fide. He-has been in ray poffeffion al- 

 moil three months, daring which period he has grown confide- 

 rably, and his fkin has changed^ from a dulky brown, llreaked 

 and fpotted with white, to its prefent appearance. 



I trufl the animal will reach Calcutta alivCj when no 

 doubt it will gratify the curious in natural hiflory, 

 I remain , 



Sir, ^ 



Ycur very obedient fcrvant 

 Sumatra., - 



Fort Marlborough G. J. Siddons. 



6th Dec. 1816. ^ 



The animal defcribed in the letter from Mr. Sjddons, is ths 

 one alluded to by M. Diard, and is fldi living in the mena- 

 gerie at Barackpore : It's habits, continue of the gentle and indo- 

 lent charader mentioned in the preceding communication, and it 

 agrees with Major Farqtihar's defcription in every refpc^t, ex- 

 cept in its evincing a great fondness for water : it conilantly 

 feeks a pool in which it remains immerfed the greater part of 

 the day; and not unfrequently dives for a very conliderable 

 period, prefentiog in this refped another analogy to the T^pip, 

 of South America* 



The following meafurements have been recently made of \Vi 

 dimenfions. 



f. in. 

 Extreme length from the point of the probofc)s\ ^ 

 to the tip of the tail, . . ] 7 ^ 



Length of the probofcis, * • , 5 



Ditto, . head, . ; 16 



Ditto, . neck, « . ; 



