. Anatomical and zoological researches: comprising an account of the zoological results of the two expeditions to western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875; and a monograph of the two cetacean genera, Platanista and Orcella. 68 SIMIIDJE. antibrachium of whicli is gray. On the hinder quarters and outsides of the thighs the terminal half of the hairs are wholly rufous-yellow, so that these portions contrast forcibly with the former. In (^, the cheeks and supraorbital ridges are surrounded with a fringe of long black hairs which are continued down to the angle of the mouth, whereas in the other female ther
. Anatomical and zoological researches: comprising an account of the zoological results of the two expeditions to western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875; and a monograph of the two cetacean genera, Platanista and Orcella. 68 SIMIIDJE. antibrachium of whicli is gray. On the hinder quarters and outsides of the thighs the terminal half of the hairs are wholly rufous-yellow, so that these portions contrast forcibly with the former. In (^, the cheeks and supraorbital ridges are surrounded with a fringe of long black hairs which are continued down to the angle of the mouth, whereas in the other female there are only a few very short black hairs in these situations. In both, the hairs half-way between the ear and the angle of the mouth tend to form a whorl. The hair behind the ears and the back part of the cheek are in /3 annulated in the former and yellowish in the latter locality, but in « they are uniformly yellowish grey, and longer and more wavy than in the former. In life, the face of /3 was seen to be more dusky * than is generally the case in M. rhesus, while in « it was pale, as in this species, and peri- odically flushed with crimson, which did not occur in /3. The hair on the top of the head in both is directed backwards. In both, the under parts and insides of the limbs are very pale yellowish white with a silky lustre. In « there is an extensive area external to and below the callosities, which is only sparsely covered with very short obscure white hairs, while in /3 the region below and around the callosities is clad with lon«j rufous hairs. Measttbements. Length of body, along side of tail of fore-limb to tip of middle finger of middle finger .... of foot of middle toe ... Upper lip to eye Length of ear ..... Breadth between eyes .... Girth round muzzle, below the eyes „ „ head, over ears „ behind shoulder .... „ before thighs. The above table shows that while the larger individual had a slightly shorter tail, they agree in other respects, allowance bei
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