The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle [vol. 2 of 5] : $b MammaliaWaterhouse, G. R. (George Robert)
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The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle [vol. 2 of 5] : $b Mammalia
Waterhouse, G. R. (George Robert)
Beagle Expedition (1831-1836); Mammals; Zoology
The predominant colours of the body are black and white; the limbs are
of a fulvous hue externally. The hairs on the under part of the
feet are dirty brown; the fore part of the anterior legs, and the
feet, are of a buff colour; on the former, the hairs are more or
less distinctly tipped with black, which produces a grizzled
appearance. The inner side of the fore legs is of an uniform pale
buff colour; the hinder part of these legs, the fore part of the
posterior legs, and the inner side of the thighs, are white. On
the outer side of the hinder legs, at some little distance above
the heel, is a large blackish patch. The under parts of the body
are of a dirty white hue, arising from the hairs being dusky or
brownish at the base, and tipped with white, as on the fore part
of the belly, or of a pale buff colour at the base, as towards the
rump. The edge of the upper lip, the throat, neck, and chest, are
white; a broad grayish band extends across the latter, and another
of a paler hue crosses the lower part of the neck. The chin is
black, and this colour is extended backwards around the angle of
the mouth. The upper part of the head is of a pale yellow-brown
colour, each hair being annulated with white near the apex. The
ears are furnished with white hairs internally, and externally
they are of a yellowish brown colour, tipped with black; at the
base of the ears, and the portion of the neck on each side nearest
to them, the hairs are of an uniform buff colour. The hairs of the
moustaches are long and stiff, and of a black colour. The hairs of
the back, which are very long, are brown at the base, very pale
towards the skin, and of a deep brown in the opposite direction;
each hair is then white, and at the apex black. The tail is
whitish, mottled with black; the apical portion is black, and
there is a patch of the same colour towards the base on the upper
side.
In. Lines.
Length from nose to root of tail 27 6
to base of ear 5 9
of tail (hair included) 14 6
of ear 3 2
Height of body at the shoulders 14 0
Habitat, La Plata, Patagonia, and Chile.
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