. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. NATURAL mSTOSY. some distancR from the limdmost incisors, the lower ones close to them (see figure). Behind the canines there are on each si<le in both jaws three premolars, which increase in .size backwards. These are followed by three true molars. The bony orbit is a complete ring, and the zygomatic arch is also complete, but perforated by an elongated aperture. The ears are of moderate size, and rounded ; the eyes large and prominent; and the tail long, and well clothed -with hair throughout its whole length; in fact in most species
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. NATURAL mSTOSY. some distancR from the limdmost incisors, the lower ones close to them (see figure). Behind the canines there are on each si<le in both jaws three premolars, which increase in .size backwards. These are followed by three true molars. The bony orbit is a complete ring, and the zygomatic arch is also complete, but perforated by an elongated aperture. The ears are of moderate size, and rounded ; the eyes large and prominent; and the tail long, and well clothed -with hair throughout its whole length; in fact in most species N - .,^^ '^^ ^- "^^^^^â ^-v it is a busily organ like that of many Squirrels. I _^ ,_~ ~ - ~-l_ CZ^^^ 111 the Tana (Tupaia taiui) the arrangement of the ~~ hair on the tail in two rows, something after the fashion of the barbs of a feather on the shaft, which is more or less recognisable throughout this genus, is especially remark- able; and as the hair is veiy long, the tail is rendered ^^â¢^""^CS^^^^i*^^ particularly bushy. This animal is one of the larger ""^^f)^^^^ species, the body measuring fi'om eight to nine inches in length, and its colour is rather variable, although usually exhibiting various shades of reddish - brown, becoming darker or blackish on the hinder part of the back, where, moreover, the gi'eater part of the haii-s are of uniform tint and not grizzled. The colour of the tail appears to be especially liable to varyâthus, according to Dr. Giuitlier, in the ordinary foi-m of the species the tail is black above, with the basal half of each hair rusty brown, and dark brown below ; in another variety, described by Wagner as a distinct species under the name of T. speciosa, the tail Ls bi-ownish-red above, and bright rusty-red below; whilst in the beautiful form from which our FEUUVGIXOVS illustration is taken the whole organ is of a reddish golden-yellow colour. Tliis is Dr. Giinther''^ viriety, chrysura (golden taii). Th
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