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vertebras of the back, black ; under surface yellow- 
ish-brown ; around the eye white ; whiskers shorter 
than the head, brown, with one or two white ones. 
An indistinct line, of the color of the head, running 
from the crown of the head over the neck to the 
shoulders, u ni ting the color of the head with that 
of the body ; roots of the ears running to a point 
triangularly downward, dingy yellowish-white, 
growing lighter as it ascends the exterior portion 
of the bin d part of the ear, until it loses itself about 
half way in the black color which terminates the 
upper half of the outside of the ear ; the other half 
of the ear a grizzled reddish-brown, becoming 
darker as it ascends ; the hairs being annulated, are 
a mixture of reddish-brown, black, and pale yellow ; 
the interior edge of the ear is pale yellow, each 
hair tipt with black. The inner surface of one-half 
of the ear, interiorly, nearly naked, the outer thinly 
clothed with hair, gradually thickening to the outer 
edge, where it becomes grizzled-brown. Exterior 
edge of the ear, for two-thirds, white, the remainder 
a beautiful, soft, velvety-black. Soles of the feet 
dingy brown. The whole of the under surface, 
from between the fore legs to near the root of the 
tail, white, more or less tinged with yellow ; this 
color extends to the interior of the legs and thighs . 
Dimensions. 
Length from point of nose to 
root of tail, 22 inches 0 lines. 
Head over the forehead, about 5 “ 6 “ 
From eye to point of nose, 2 “ 14 “ 
