29.8 J E R B O A. 
*25. Indian. Lc Tarfier de Buffdn , ^iii. 87. tab* ix. 
with a (lender riofe bilobated at the end : eyes' 
large arid prominent: ears ered, broad, naked, 
femitranfparent, an inch arid an half long: be¬ 
tween them on the top of the head a tuft of Igng 
hairs: two (lender cuttirig teeth and two canine 
teeth in each jaw, which is peculiar to this fpecies 2 
long hairs each fide the nofe and on the upper eye¬ 
brow : four long (lender toes arid a diffirift thumb 
like the ape kind on each foot: the lower part 
of the end of each toe tuberous i the claws 
(harp pointed ; but, except on the two interior toes 
of the hind feet, are attached to the Jkin: the 
thumbs of the hind feet broad and greatly dilated 
at their ends: hairs on the legs and feet (hort, 
white and thinly fcatfered : tail almoft naked, on 
the greater part round and fcaly like that of a rat ; 
but grows hairy towards the end which is tufted 2 
penis pendulous: fcrotum and teftides. of a vafl 
fee in proportion to' the animal. 
Length from nofe to tail near fix inches: to the 
hind toes eleven and a half; tail nine and a half. 
Hair foft, but not curled, of an afh color mixed 
with tawny.* 
Inhabits India: defcribed from two fpecimens m 
the Cabinet of Dr. Hunter « 
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