Note 37 — Chapter IV

The dimensions of the large specimen were as follows:

Feet. Inch.

From the vertex of the head to the tip of the tail 2 3

Breadth across the shoulders 0 3

Length of the tail 0 11½

Breadth of the loins 0 3²⁄₈

Length of the fore-leg to the claws 0 6⅝

hind-leg to do. 0 7⅜

Length of the head to the snout 0 4

Length of the ear 0 2½

The tail is naked underneath from its extremity to within five inches of the base, and is prehensile.

The colour of the male specimen was greyish; a short fine fur covers the back, being also continuous of the same colour to within four inches of the tail; after which the fur becomes longer, more glossy, and of a black colour; the fur on the abdomen was of a yellowish white colour; near the feet the fur is short, of a dirty yellow colour, with brownish patches; the colour is similar under the chin, throat, and angles of the jaw; the upper part of the ears is nearly bare; the thumbs of the hind feet have no claw, but the fore-feet are pentadactyle, and armed with sharp claws; the four toes of the hind-feet are also armed with claws, the first dividing into two phalanges, each having a claw. The young specimen differed from this only in having a yellowish tinge mixed with the grey over the back, legs, and abdomen; angles of the jaw and throat of a brownish yellow; the under portion about the eyes and upper part of the head of a yellowish colour.