. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 280 SCIURlDiE. • the sides and on the forehead ; the nose prominent; the eyes black, prominent, large, and placed rather high on the sides of the head ; the ears straight, large, terminated by a pencil of long hairs; the cutting teeth of the upper jaw broader than those of the lower, which are almost pointed, and much flattened at the sides; the grinding teeth are four above and below, with the addition of a rudimentary one, consisting of a single tubercle, and often deciduous, placed immediately before the others in the upper
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 280 SCIURlDiE. • the sides and on the forehead ; the nose prominent; the eyes black, prominent, large, and placed rather high on the sides of the head ; the ears straight, large, terminated by a pencil of long hairs; the cutting teeth of the upper jaw broader than those of the lower, which are almost pointed, and much flattened at the sides; the grinding teeth are four above and below, with the addition of a rudimentary one, consisting of a single tubercle, and often deciduous, placed immediately before the others in the upper jaw ; the neck is short, but distinct; the body thick; the back arched ; the tail long and very bushy, the hairs being distichous ; hinder legs very long, the heels touching the ground; the fore feet formed for holding food; the fingers long, furnished with promi- nent cushions, and with long sharp curved claws. The colour above is reddish-brown, beneath white. Dimensions :— Inch. Lines. Length of the head and body . .84 „ of the head . . .22 ,, of the ears . .09 „ of the tail to the end of the bone . .70. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bell, Thomas, 1792-1880; Tomes, Robert F; Alston, Edward Richard, 1845-1881. London, J. Van Voorst
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