too 
MYRMECOBIUS FASCIATA. 
is much less bright. I have before me a drawing, kindly 
sent me by Mr. Neill, of a specimen found by that gentlemen 
at King’s George’s Sound, in which the whole of the upper 
parts of the body are much darker than usual. The specimen 
(a female) was regarded by Mr. Neill as “ evidently a variety 
of the Myrmecobius.” Tliis gentleman particularly notices 
the great length of the tongue of the animal, and the same 
peculiarity struck Lieut. Dale. 
rEXALE. 
Length from tip of nose to root of tail 
luches. 
... 12 
Lines. 
0 
4t from nose to ear . 
... 2 
6 
“ of car ... ... 
... 
10J 
44 of tail 
... 
7* 
“ of tarsus and nails 
... 2 
11 
11 of hind foot and nails 
1 
3 
The skull of the Myrmecobius is of a depressed conical form. 
Viewing it from above, the most striking points are the 
almost total absence of crests or muscular ridges ; the greatly 
developed supra-orbital ridge, which is deeply notched in 
the middle, and sends outwards a large post-orbital process, 
which is separated but by a narrow spnee from a correspond¬ 
ing, though smaller, process of the malar bone: the great 
extent of the lachrymal bones is also striking. The nasal 
bones are by no means long ; narrow in front, and greatly 
expanded behind ; the frontal bones are broad. A semi¬ 
circular and divided interparietal bone is observable ou 
the hinder part of the skull; the squamous boue is small: 
the malar bone is broad, being much expanded under 
the eye, where it inclines outwards, so as to approach to the 
horizontal; it enters slightly into the composition of the 
glenoid cavity. The pnlate is of great extent, especially 
in the longitudinal direction, and reminds us of the 
palate of the true ant-eaters. There arc no perforations 
in the palatine boue ; the palatine portion of the superior 
* The length of the tail, including the hair, is about 1$ laches more than 
the above. 
