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mid outer side of the limbs are covered with numerous irre¬ 
gular patches of dirty white and dark brown, and the lighter 
and darker parts are of about equal proportion. 
In the young, the dark and light parts are less defined, 
owing to the longer interspersed hairs being very numerous, 
and of a dark colour on the light parts of the ordinary fur, 
and whitish on the dark patches. The ground colour, more¬ 
over, in the young, is sometimes of an ashy brown tint; and, 
finally, very young specimens are said to be entirely of an 
ashy grey hue. 
In the adult animal the lower jaw presents two small teeth 
on either side, between the great incisors and the principal 
premolar, and in the young there are three of the small teeth, 
besides which there is a very small tooth immediately in front 
of the principal premolar, which is wanting in the adult. 
The length of an adult animal, measuring from the tip of 
the nose to the root of the tail, is about 20 inches; the tail 
is about 17 inches. An adult specimen, preserved in spirits, 
measures very nearly three feet in total length, including the 
tail, which was nearly I 8 £ inches ; about 10 J inches of which, 
on the upper surface, was covered with fur, and but inches 
on the under surface was similarly clothed. 
I he skull of the adult, according to M. Temminck's 
figures, is— 
Inches. Lines. 
In length ... ... ... ... 3 
Width ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 
M between orbits ... ... 0 
Length of the nasal bones ... ... ... 1 
Width of ditto at the base ... ... 0 
“ M at the apex ... ... ... 0 
Total length of palate ... ... j 
Length of posterior palatiue openings ... ... 0 
I'rorn front of anterior incisor to the same part 
of principal premolar ... ... q 
Length of premolar mid four true molars, taken 
together . ... » 
10 
5 
8 
5 
61 
4 
11 
9 
01 
24 
