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TARS1PES. 
Genus, Tarsijics. 
Tarsipcs. Gervais and Verueacx, Proceedings of the Zoological Society 
for January, 1842, Pt. 10, p. 1. 
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Teeth. —Incisors, ^ ; canines, — ; molars, — (or more). All 
the teeth of the upper jaw minute and simple, and separated 
from each other ; those of the lower jaw are also separated, 
and minute, if we except the two incisors, which are well de¬ 
veloped, long, slender, and pointed, have the upper and lower 
edges sharp, and are horizontal in their direction. 
/ lead. —With the muzzle elongated and slender; the muffle naked: 
mouth opening small : tongue long, slender, and sharply 
pointed. 
Limbs .—Fore and hind legs nearly of equal length, the latter the 
longer: fore feet with live smallish toes, each somewhat 
thickened at the extremity, and with a minute scale-like nail 
impressed, as it were, into the flesh, on the upper surface of 
the toe; but this nail far from reaches either the side, or the 
extremity of the toe. Hind feet also with live toes, of which 
the innermost assumes the form and functions of a thumb, 
is slender, rather long, and nailless ; the second and third 
toes very short, joined to the extremity, and furnished with 
small pointed nails, which are directed upwards almost at 
right angles to the plane of the toe : fourth toe twice as long 
as the second and third, joined, toes; and furnished, like the 
fifth, which is considerably shorter than the fourth, with a 
scale-like nail on the upper surface. 
Tail long, slender, rather sparingly clothed with small stiff hairs, 
and having the skin scaly: a small space at the apex beneath 
is naked. 
Skull with the bones very thin and semi-transparent: lower jaw 
consisting of two slender rami, without any distinct coronoid, 
or angular portions, and with an oblong perforation behind. 
Stomach small and simple ; the walls very thin and transparent at 
the cardiac extremity; the (esophagus terminating about 
