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Eye of
Rachman.
retes
glammus
Eyeball from a full grown male
3 feet long has a circumference
of 205 mde. after it has been trimmed
of fat. The iris is 26 mils long
& 17 mils in diameter. The pupil
is 10 mils long and 6 mils in diameter.
The pupil is egg-shaped the upper
side being somewhat flattened.
the iris is a clear dark brown &
is about a band of 6 mils broad.
Encircling the outer edge of
the iris is shaded to narrow
a milky-
white ring. Encircling the iris is
a band of light gray four mils in
width which shades off gradually
into very dark gray
dark gray
light gray
milky white
dark brown
yellowist
fat