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afforded nio to study tliii siugidarly iiitt'iTst- 

 Ing little animal, Its measurewent was as 

 follows i^fmm ^ m isaMs it& theireitec of tli^ 

 head, two feet four inches; span of tlie arms, 

 four feet; length of the arm, from the axilla to 

 the termination of the fore-finger, one foot ten 

 and a half inches ; length of the leg, from the 

 U the OS ifiuleb, ItiieheQ j. length 



ficoin the xiphoid or ensiforiii cartilage to the 

 crest of the pubis, seven and a half inclies. 



The teeth are twelve in caidi jaw ; fonr in- 

 cisors, two canine, and six molares. In the 

 upper jaw, ^ imim Were place^ Widely apart 

 ftom the laBl !n^^7;, giving^ an appearance as if 

 a tooth was deficient : this circumstance did not 

 occur in the lower jaw. Tlie teetli were in a 

 very bad condition. In colour, the animal was 

 dp' «l h^tiM jet being cov«ll^ vith 



eoam hm over the wh&hk hody. The face 

 has no hair, except on the sides, as whisker.^, 

 and the hair stands forward froui tlir forehead 

 over the eyes : there is very little beard. Tiie 

 skin of the face is black j the mtsm wte rery 

 long} radinsr dsid ttllfia heing of igreater length 

 l^an the OS humeri : the hair on the aruis runs 

 in one direction, viz. downwards ; that on the 

 fore-arm, upwards ; the hands are long and uar- 



