188 OBSERVATIONS ON THE ANATOMY OF 
cimen preserved at Paris, and described by Desmarest, it 
was obvious, from the state of the uterus and mammae, 
and the existence of one of the young in the marsupium, 
as well as from the general appearance of the other parts 
of the body, that it had already arrived at maturity. The 
dimensions of the specimen measured by Desmarest were 
the following : — 
Total length of the body measured from the point inches. Lines. 
of the lips to the base of the tail, ... 1 4 
Length of the head, . . . . .0 4? 
' — tail, ...... 0 6 
anterior extremity, . . .03 
posterior ditto, . , . .06 
The external dimensions of my specimen were as fol- 
lows : — 
From the point of the nose to the occipital protu- 
Inches. 
LineS' 
5 
From the occipital protuberance to the anus, 
10 
0 
Length of the tail, measured from the anus, 
6 
0 
Length of the ears, 
1 
5 
Breadth of the ears at their base, 
1 
2 
Circumference of the head above the eyes. 
5 
0 
Circumference of the neck behind the ears, 
6 
0 
Circumference of the thorax immediately behind 
the fore legs, ...... 
8 
0 
Length of the fore legs, from the head of the Iiu- 
merus to the point of the longest claw, . 
3 
Circumference of the abdomen immediately before 
the hind legs, ...... 
8 
5 
Length of the hind legs, from the head of the fe- 
mur to the point of the longest claw, 
6 
3 
Length of the longest claw on tlie fore feet. 
0 
6 
Leugih of the longest cliuv on the hind feet, 
0 
4 
