38 ON THE ANATOMY OF THE 



and axillary arteries, and the corresponding veins, 

 are as in man. The external iliac follows the same 

 course over the femur as the nerves. 



Organs of Sense. 



The great size of the olfactory nerve, and the 

 extensive surface of the turbinated bones, lead to 

 the inference that the animal was endowed with an 

 acute sense of smell. 



The ball of the eye is full as large, if not more 

 so, than in man. The iris of a dark hazel colour, 

 the pupil round. The ball did not project beyond 

 the orbits of the eyes. W e perceived in this ani- 

 mal, as well as in the Simia Maimon, a thin exter- 

 nal film of black paint, 0.2 inches in diameter, sur- 

 rounding the junction of the cornea and sclerotic 

 coat, and easily removeable with a knife. The lens, 

 the choroides with its black pigment, the insertion 

 of the optic nerve, are just as they are in man. 

 There is a small lachrymal gland, with the usual 

 apparatus for disposing of the tears. The suspensor 

 oculi, which occurs in quadrupeds, is wanting in the 

 Orang. 



The internal structure of the ear was not exa- 

 mined. 



The organs of taste differ little from the hu- 

 man. The tongue is large and fleshy, as in man, 



